| Clues | Answers |
| Alter | MODIFY |
| Belief in a god | THEISM |
| Character from an ancient Germanic alphabet (believed to have its own magical significance) | RUNE |
| Defining ideas and beliefs of a particular historical period | ZEITGEIST |
| Difficult | TAXING |
| Edible green pods | OKRA |
| Lasting one’s whole existence | LIFELONG |
| Mechanical repetition of something to be learned | ROTE |
| Musical composition played slowly and gracefully | ADAGIO |
| Naturally occurring sugar | DEXTROSE |
| Painter of Rain, Steam and Speed | TURNER |
| Persuade with flattery | CAJOLE |
| Polite behaviour towards others | CHIVALRY |
| Small duck found in northern Eurasia, which nests in tree holes | SMEW |
| Someone excluded from the group | OUTSIDER |
| Spike of frozen water | ICICLE |
| Strange eccentricity | ODDITY |
| Swear word | PROFANITY |
| Travel by road without paying | HITCHHIKE |
| Utter | OUTANDOUT |
