| SNOWLINE | Wings of swan - bird in east which has white all above |
| ESSENCE | A scene in the south-east which has that special inner significance (7) |
| MUTE | --- swan, bird with a pure white plumage and an orange-red bill with a black base (4) |
| SNOWBALL | White flyer, wings of swan on bird carrying dog upwards |
| STAMEN | Wings of swan covering dull part of flower (6) |
| SNOWDROP | Plant such as Galanthus nivalis, which has white bell-shaped flowers that bloom in early spring |
| CLOUDBERRY | The creeping Eurasian rosaceous plant Rubus chamaemorus, which has white flowers and orange drupelets |
| PEAR | Pyrus communis tree which has white flowers and edible bell-bottomed fruits (4) |
| OSTRICH | Bird in east of Germany with vivid colouring? (7) |
| ETERNITY | An endless time to find bird in east, it took years at first (8) |
| SUEZ | Canal in the Middle East which was at the centre of an international crisis in 1956 (4) (4) |
| TOPMOST | Highest of all; above all else (7) |
| ASSASSIN | Originally, a member of a secretive sect in the Middle East, which threatened local caliphates and killed crusaders |
| CLEANER | When in credit incline to the East, which isn't so soiled (7) |
| HAVEN | Possess cabin in the east, which serves as a refuge |
| MINEVER | One in a kind of vermin that has white fur (7) |
| MINIVER | One in a kind of vermin that has white fur (7) |
| DRIFT | Group of swans on water; a swarm of honeybees in search of a new colony; a drove of cattle; or, a carpet of snowdrops (5) |
| GAME | Derived from the annual ritual of swan-upping, the collective noun for a flock of swans when kept for pleasure (4) |
| ESTRANGE | Alienate one from the East, which is curious (8) |
