| CUPID | The son of Venus became an archer |
| AENEAS | Trojan hero, son of Venus (6) |
| AMOR | Son of Venus, in many accounts |
| BOW | Fiddlestick; ring forming the handle of an old-fashioned skeleton key or a pair of scissors; an archer's recurve; or, a knot of ribbons (3) |
| BRACER | Word for a roborant, shot of Dutch courage, stimulant, protective wristband of an archer, armlet of a suit of armour or other fortifying thing (6) |
| STRING | Word for yarn or twine; a number of things threaded or tied on said line; a filing cord; a catgut of a violin; or, the twanging strand of an archer's bow (6) |
| SAGITTARIUS | One of the signs of an archer |
| ROOD | Put up a cross and the figure of an archer (4) |
| QUIVER | The case of an archer making one tremble (6) |
| EROS | Put up a cross and the figure of an archer (4) |
| BEND | An arch, crook or curve, as in an archer's bow, a dogleg, an elbow or one's back when bowing forth (4) |
| AMORETTI | Nude pictures of an Archer are OTT: I'm rattled |
| TELL | Make an impact as an archer |
| AIM | Skill of an archer |
| YEW | Source of an archer's bow |
| INNER | Hidden part of an archer's target? (5) |
| BENT | Like the wood in an archer's bow |
| ARROWHEAD | Tip of an archer's projectile |
| BOWSHOT | Measure of distance equivalent to an archer's range |
| TAKEABOW | What an archer may do before and after hitting the bullseye? (4,1,3) |
