| EN | Suffix for bright or strength |
| NESS | Ending for bright or tight |
| CILANTRO | 1/2 cup coarsely chopped, for bright (or soapy) flavor |
| HIGHLIGHTS | The best or most memorable parts of sporting or other events; blonde streaks or tints in the hair; or, bright or illuminated areas in images, paintings or pictures (10) |
| GRIT | A word for sabulous or stony gravel; the grain or texture of rock; a measure of the coarseness of sandpaper; or, one's courage or strength of mind (4) |
| FRINGE | A border of loose threads, tassels or twists; hair or "bangs" falling over one's brow; non-mainstream theatre; or, a bright or dark band produced by diffraction or interference of light (6) |
| ARGUS | From Greek for "bright", Io's guardian whose 100 eyes were transferred to the peacock's tail and name was given to a guard, watchman/woman or other keen-sighted vigilant person (5) |
| BRILLO | Brand named from the Latin for "bright" |
| LIGHTHOUSE | Traveller's check perhaps for bright residence (10) |
| TURACO | Motor in public with a lift for bright bird |
| DAILYSUN | Newspaper for bright people? |
| GAY | Fly agaric, returned for bright and cheerful bit (3) |
| NHS | School org. for bright kids |
| LIGHTMODE | Option for bright-toned user interfaces |
| NEON | Gas used for bright signs |
| RED | Having any of numerous bright or strong colors reminiscent of the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies. |
| EBBING | A gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number) |
| EBB | A gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number). |
| STEEL | An alloy for which Sir Henry Bessemer developed a method of production at low cost; a sword; one of a corset's "bones" ; a honing rod; or, figurative hardness or strength (5) |
| BACKBONE | The body's spine; by extension, a chief support or mainstay; or, courage, stamina or strength (8) |
