| CATHAY | Tiger maybe sitting on grass in a poetic land |
| ERIN | Eagle shortly crossing island, a poetic land (4) |
| CREED | Conservative sitting on grass making dogmatic statement (5) |
| TRICE | Tennis's beginning on grass in a moment (5) |
| GRAZE | Feed on grass in a field or pasture |
| BALLADEER | Singer in dance party getting a little addled on grass in retreat (9) |
| ARABY | Poetic land with a hint of sunshine drawing British in |
| BIGCAT | Tiger, maybe, turns Joe cold in club (3,3) |
| LOCATE | Look east ___ find tiger maybe in that place (6) |
| LOWCUT | Tiger maybe a bit worried about golf course at first (3,3) |
| YUCATAN | Chinese money protecting tiger maybe in part of Mexico (7) |
| ORCA | Yellow tiger maybe without tail, a killer (4) |
| FELINE | Tiger maybe needing iron on course (6) |
| FOG | A name for aftermath, growing after hay is cut; long grass in a damp meadow; low-altitude cloud forming a dense brume, haze, mist or pea-souper; or, a Scottish word for moss (3) |
| GRAIL | The cup or platter used by Christ at the Last Supper, hence a word for any prolonged or cherished endeavour; or, in a poetic sense, shingly stones (5) |
| STIVES | Destination in a poetic riddle |
| POSY | Flower in a poetic pocketful |
| RAIMENT | Mr Charles intended to mention gear, in a poetic sort of way (7) |
| LORN | Desolate, in a poetic way |
| DEW | Condensation found on grass in the morning |
