| ACRE | Unit derived from the Old English for "open field" |
| LBS | Weight units derived from the Roman libra |
| EMPTY | - calories; energy units derived from food containing no nutrients (5) |
| ASCOT | Berkshire town whose name is derived from the Old English for 'eastern cottage' (5) |
| BELLIS | From the Latin meaning "beautiful, pretty", the genus of the flower whose common name "daisy" is thought to derive from the Old English for "day's eye" (6) |
| SHEEN | Word, from the Old English for "beautiful" and related to the Old Norse for "white horse", for lustre; or, glistening or splendid attire (5) |
| MAIN | From the Old English for "strength", a word for power or force; the chief part; a principal cable, duct or pipe; or, the high sea or open ocean (4) |
| HOLLY | Essentially from the Old English for "the prickly one", ivy's red-berried partner hung in cottage eaves to frighten off ill spirits and guard the home throughout the solstice nights, 'til the return o |
| ORE | Word derived from the Old English words for "unworked metal" and "copper" |
| HAM | Meaty-sounding ending of many Norfolk place-names that is derived from the Old English word for a homestead (3) |
| ROAD | Word, derived from the Old English meaning "journey on horseback", for a highway (4) |
| PLANT | From the Old English for "seedling" and the Latin for "sprout, cutting", any one of the botanical organisms forming Earth's collective flora including fern, herb and moss (5) |
| BOWER | From the Old English for "dwelling" and the German for "birdcage", a shady spot under trees in a wood or a garden; a picturesque country cottage; or, a lady's private boudoir (5) |
| BOOK | From the Old English for "beech", a bibliophilic item printed with a story, poem etc, such as A Child's Christmas in Wales, The Chimes, Little Women or A Visit from St. Nicholas (4) |
| SEED | From the Old English for "sow", a word for a plant ovule; clover/grass grown from such; sown land; a first principle; origin; or, offspring (4) |
| FATHOM | From the Old English for "embrace", the reach of open arms originally, later a measure equal to six feet (6) |
| RAKE | From the Old English for "heap up", a gardening tool for gathering autumn leaves or for smoothing soil; a person of thin stature, comparable to said implement; or, a debauchee or roue, such as Hogarth |
| STEADING | From the Old English for "place", word for a farmhouse and the range of outbuildings surrounding it (8) |
| ARABLE | Word, from the Old English for "ear, plough", for cultivable or tillable land suitable for growing crops (6) |
| SUSSEX | English county whose name originates from the Old English for 'South Saxons' (6) |
