| LEATHERJACKET | The greyish-brown larva of certain craneflies, especially of the genus Tipula |
| DADDYLONGLEGS | Fly of the genus Tipula (5-4-4) |
| FAWN | The greyish-brown is a little dear, she says |
| RAN | Managed to get away from the craneflies (3) |
| PIPIT | Any ground- dwelling songbird of the family Motacillidae, especially of the genus Anthus; sometimes called titlark (5) |
| YEAST | Microscopic single-celled fungus, especially of the genus Saccharomyces, able to ferment sugar into alcohol and carbon dioxide (5) |
| SAGOIN | A marmoset, especially of the genus Callithrix |
| GRUB | The short legless larva of certain insects, especially beetles (4) |
| OYSTER | From "bone, shell, tile", a "huitre" with a unique "merroir" and valves sometimes encasing a gem symbolic of endless possibilities; or, the greyish-pinkish beige colour of said shucks (6) |
| ECRU | The greyish-yellow colour of unbleached linen (4) |
| TIC | An occasional involuntary contraction of the muscles, especially of the face (3) |
| UNIVALVE | Of molluscs (especially of the class Gastropoda), having a shell consisting of a single piece (8) |
| CATARRH | Name the inflammation of a mucous membrane, especially of the respiratory tract (7) |
| GOUT | Disease, especially of the big toe, caused by an excess of uric acid in the blood |
| HOAR | What is the greyish-white frost that forms on vegetation? (4) |
| WOLFRAM | Another name for the greyish-white element tungsten (7) |
| TREFOIL | (GKN) Any of various mainly leguminous plants having three-lobed leaves, especially of the clover genus (7) |
| CROONERS | Male singers of sentimental love songs, especially of the 1930s and '40s (8) |
| PORTRAIT | Painting of a person, especially of the face (8) |
| NOIR | Film ---, cinematic genre of stylish Hollywood crime dramas, especially of the 1940s and 1950s (4) |
