| LETHIED | A Shakespearean adjective referring to the river of forgetfulness (7) |
| JOHANNINE | An adjective referring to the fourth gospel and some other New Testament books (9) |
| STYX | Listener is glued to The River of Death (4) |
| ACHERON | One of the five rivers of the Greek underworld, known as the river of woe (7) |
| MANATEE | A large aquatic herbivorous animal of the warm parts of the Atlantic and the rivers of Brazil (7) |
| EASTEND | "I'm glad we've been bombed. It makes me feel I can look the ... in the face," said Queen Elizabeth referring to the Cockney area of London that had borne the brunt of the Blitz (4,3) |
| TWEEPLE | A neologism referring to the collective users of a microblogging site formerly symbolised by a blue bird (7) |
| LETHE | In Greek legend, the river of forgetfulness (5) |
| ORINOCO | The river of love, I croon foolishly (7) |
| METONYM | Word such as “wheels”, referring to a car, or “crown”, referring to the monarchy |
| MAJESTY | Her ___, way of referring to the Queen (7) |
| MENSREA | Legal term referring to the intention to commit a crime (4,3) |
| LIMINAL | One bird in ballet centre referring to the threshold of consciousness (7) |
| WYSIWYG | Acronym in computing referring to the on-screen display matching the printout (7) |
| GODHEAD | Term referring to the Judeo-Christian God (7) |
| AGEGAPS | Time breaks, referring to the differences between the generations |
| JUGULAR | Referring to the neck (7) |
| DISTAFF | I had upset my employees (referring to the women) |
| HORNFUL | SCOTTISH WORD REFERRING TO THE DEVIL |
| GONADAL | Cry heard at Wimbledon, possibly referring to the balls? |
