| OLIC | Suffix in names of acids |
| OUSEL | In one of two spellings, an old name for a blackbird, still used in names of other birds |
| QUAD | Meaning "four", a word used as a prefix in names of things including a courtyard, a 4 x 4 motorbike and a four-footed animal such as a horse; or, a serving of four shots of espresso (4) |
| BEAM | Word for a tree originally, hence its survival in names of arbors including the "horn" and "white" species; or, a transverse timber of a ship, hence the greatest width of said vessel (4) |
| SAN | First word in names of many cities in California |
| SADAN | Word meaning "house" seen in names of state guest houses in Delhi |
| PENTAGRAMS | Writer to stuff in names of magical figures (10) |
| POST | Word used in names of newspapers |
| EDITIONS | Common first word in names of French publishing firms |
| TARTARE | Word meaning "raw," in names of dishes |
| PANZER | German word for 'armour' used in names of tanks (6) |
| MENS | It can go before Fitness or Health in names of magazines |
| THEKING | End of line in knight, unfortunately, in name of Denis Law (3,4) |
| TITTLE | Small amount of original thought in name of book |
| AMINO | Kind of acids in proteins |
| BASES | Counterparts of acids, in chemistry |
| CDS | Physical media spelled in the consonants of "acids": Abbr. |
| INITIALS | In names, in titles, in acronyms, letters seen for starters (8) |
| AYRSHIRE | It's found in name of three councils in Scotland (8) |
| BEN | "Son of," in names |
