| VENUSIAN | one from the second planet |
| VENUS | The Birth of ___ Sarah Dunant novel featuring the second planet from the sun in its title |
| OFWRATH | Which John Steinbeck novel takes its name from the second line in the American patriotic song The Battle Hymn of the Republic? (3,6,2,5) |
| THEGRAPES | Which John Steinbeck novel takes its name from the second line in the American patriotic song The Battle Hymn of the Republic? (3,6,2,5) |
| OMER | The 49 days from the second day of Passover to the first day of Shavuoth |
| SOUPSPOONS | The longest word containing only letters from the second half of the alphabet |
| ESSENES | Members of the ancient Jewish sect, flourishing in Palestine from the second century BC to the first century AD (7) |
| ERDE | Second planet past Merkur |
| OTHERRANKS | The men from the second rows (5,5) |
| THEE | The old you from the second of February |
| SPILLAGE | Accidental leak from from the second sack (8) |
| BRUMMIE | From the second-largest city in the UK (7) |
| AVERNUS | Area right inside second planet's infernal regions (7) |
| DDIAMONDS | Classic song from a movie celebrating its 60th anniversary on 7/18/13 [starting from the second squa |
| BASS | Lowest adult male singing voice, usually having a range from the second E below middle C to the E above it (4) |
| SEEYOU | Parting words from the second person behind the diocese (3,3) |
| QUINCY | Middle name distinguishing the sixth US president from the second |
| BUTTERFLY | It is lady's cap from the second half of the 18th century, with added wing-like side pieces. Its insect-y name evokes its shape. |
| ULTIMATE | The greatest writer is missing from the second-to-last (8) |
| IBYCUS | Greek poet from the second half of the 6th century BCE, born in a Greek city in southern Italy (6) |
