| WORLD | Word for Earth and its collective inhabitants that is extended to mean the universe or cosmos, society and public life (5) |
| EARTH | Planet whose name derives from the Germanic equivalent of "ground" or "soil"; or, the collective inhabitants of said world (5) |
| BLACKBIRD | Garden, woodland and parkland inhabitant that sings in the dawn chorus with the song thrush, robin, wren, chiffchaff and others (9) |
| ASTRONOMY | Study of the stars or cosmos? |
| LING | Suffix for earth ... and no other planet |
| ANTIQUE | Word for remains, including sculpture, from the ancient Greek or Roman world that is extended to mean anything old or collectable (7) |
| GAGGLE | Word for a flock of geese that is extended to mean a gabbling sound or a group of garrulous people (6) |
| PARAGON | Term for a model of excellence that is extended to mean a perfect diamond of 100 carats or more (7) |
| ELEMENTS | In ancient alchemy and cosmology, earth, water. air and fir: thought to constitute the universe or, rain, gales and other adverse weather conditions collectively (8) |
| GUEST | Word for an invitee or visitor to whom hospitality is extended, yet is derived from the Latin meaning "stranger" or "enemy" |
| CREATION | Word for an artwork, concept, composition, invention, the universe or world, brought into existence or apparently "formed out of nothing" (8) |
| ESCHATOLOGY | Branch of theology that is concerned with the ultimate destiny of the universe or mankind (11) |
| SELENIUM | Element named by Berzelius after a Greek word for "moon" due to its similarity to tellurium, named after a Latin word for "Earth" (8) |
| PUG | An old word for a fox; an informal name for a boxer; an animal's footprint; or, a little carlin with a curled tail and a wrinkled face, whose snorts and snuffles inspired its collective name "grumble" |
| PARADISE | Persian word for a pleasure ground or royal enclosure that came to mean the garden of Eden; or, heaven (8) |
| KHAKI | From the Hindi word for earth or dust, a colour used for military uniforms originally adopted by Sir |
| GREY | Colour whose name has been used since the Middle Ages to describe an overcast sky and later extended to mean 'dismal or sad' |
| CRAFT | Word for strength originally, later any boat or ship; a skilled trade; its collective members; dexterity or mastery in handiwork; or, cunning (5) |
| MANSION | Word originally for the home of a medieval lord, later extended to mean a large imposing house (7) |
| BUREAU | Word whose meaning evolved from the humble red baize covering a writing table to mean the very escritoire itself and, finally, the office or government department with such a desk (6) |
