| CROCEOUS | Word for "saffron-coloured" that refers to the ancient Greek name of said dried orange-hued stigmas (8) |
| HELLAS | Transliteration of the Ancient Greek name for Greece (6) |
| SAFFRON | Dried orange stigmas of the crocus, used as a spice (7) |
| STRAW | "Scattered, spread" fraise mulch, palliasse padding or stable stuffing, once used to sip drinks; or, the pale hay-yellow of said dried stalks (5) |
| CARROT | A humble orange-hued root of an umbel, yet one said to help us to see in the dark, keep the brain cognitively smart, strengthen one's heart and encourage a donkey to pull a cart (6) |
| WREATH | Garland of seasonal foliage, dried oranges, cinnamon sticks, pine cones, ribbons, chillies etc to decorate a front door at Christmas (6) |
| SALMONROE | Orange-hued caviar, often |
| YELLOW | Saffron-coloured (6) |
| CURRENT | Said dried fruit is fresh (7) |
| STOIC | Term, from the Greek name of the Painted Portico, for a disciple of Zeno of Citium, such as the boxer Cleanthes, ex-slave Epictetus, favourite Perseus or champion runner Chrysippus, who laughed himsel |
| UNDERRUN | Word that refers to the degree to which a programme falls short; the action of going, passing or running beneath; or, the current below the surface, whether real or figurative (8) |
| SCYTHIA | Ancient Greek name for the lands north of the Black Sea (7) |
| HARD | First word of the term that refers to the computer component containing several disks, or platters, with an electromagnetic read/write head for each surface. A microprocessor in this part controls the |
| ALLHEAL | Name of a species of betony, prunella or valerian that refers to the reputed medicinal, restorative or therapeutic qualities of said herbs (7) |
| EUXINESEA | Ancient Greek name for the body of water between Turkey and Ukraine (6,3) |
| PESACH | Hebrew word for "pass over" that refers to the Jewish Feast of the Unleavened Bread, aka Passover (6) |
| CHEOPS | Greek name of the Egyptian pharaoh Khufu (c. 2575-2465 BCE), who commissioned the building of the Great Pyramid at Giza (6) |
| PHRYGIA | Greek name of an ancient state in the west-central part of Anatolia (modern Turkey), associated with |
| LADYBIRD | With a Latin designation that refers to the word "scarlet", a spotted beetle esteemed by gardeners, whose name was given to an imprint of children's books (8) |
| CLOU | French word for "nail" that refers to the crux, chief attraction, dominant idea, focus or main point of interest (4) |
