| CESTUS | The magical girdle of Aphrodite; or, an ancient Roman pugilist's metalloaded battle glove or gauntlet (6) |
| OVA | Eggs, to a biologist or an Ancient Roman |
| BELT | Orion's one or the girdle of Hippolyta which Hercules had to obtain from the Queen of the Amazons |
| TUNIC | A concentric layer of an onion; the coat of a sea squirt; a gym slip; or, an ancient Greek or Roman chiton (5) |
| OLYMPIA | Name either of an exhibition centre or an underground station in Kensington, a painting by Manet or an ancient Greek sanctuary of Zeus (7) |
| CUFFS | Ends of sleeves; parts of gloves or gauntlets covering the wrists; or, the inflatable armbands of blood pressure monitors (5) |
| PODIUM | Platform for an orchestra's conductor or the top three victors of a sports event; or, an ancient amphitheatre's circling wall (6) |
| PALM | Where to find the Mercury line and the Girdle of Venus |
| TRIQUETRA | Latin "three-cornered" knot with a threefold fate; or, an ancient "Power of Three" symbol of the Triple Goddess perhaps on carven slate (9) |
| DAN | A coal tub; a sea marker-buoy; one with a black belt; or, an ancient title of a monk or of a poet like Chaucer (3) |
| TRIPOD | An archaic word, from the Greek for "angle", for a three-sided shape; or, an ancient harp or lyre (6) |
| GODDESS | A female deity, such as Aphrodite or Venus; any greatly admired or adored woman; or, with "green", an old British Army fire engine (7) |
| MORRISON | Her 1987 novel portrays the trauma of enslavement and loss via the magical return of a deceased child |
| FITTING | Word for apt, appropriate, suitable or perhaps corresponding to one's hand like a glove; or, a session with a tailor or seamstress for sartorial love (7) |
| INDIGO | Colour of the rainbow, or an ancient dye (6) |
| GAGE | Knight's glove or gauntlet thrown as a formal declaration of combat (4) |
| STALL | Market booth; cowshed; finger cover of a glove; or, a theatre seat (5) |
| SOCK | Foot garment in varying lengths; or, an ancient Greek symbol of comedy with buskin "tragedy" (4) |
| ROAD | Thoroughfare such as a motorway, green lane or an ancient holloway or ridgeway (4) |
| LATHE | Machine operated by a turner; or, an ancient division of Kent (5) |
