| LILACS | According to T.S. Eliot, "April is the cruellest month, breeding - out of the dead land, ..." (6) |
| LILAC | Purple flower of the syringa family - out of Eliot's dead land? |
| EDEN | Carted out of the dead centre of paradise (4) |
| APRIL | The cruellest month, according to T S Eliot's poem The Waste Land |
| THEWASTELAND | Poem by writer T.S. Eliot published in 1922 that begins 'April is the cruellest month' (3,5,4) |
| ELIOT | T.S., who wrote "April is the cruellest month" |
| CUCKOO | Said to sing from St Tiburtius' Day (April 14) to St John's Day (June 24), a bird whose arrival/song in April is a traditional signal that spring has arrived (6) |
| POETRY | April is National ___ Month! Complete the rhyme hidden in this crossword and celebrate the beauty of verse! |
| TSELIOT | "April is the cruellest month" writer |
| LISBON | The end of April is good in French city (6) |
| APR | It is the cruelest month according to T.S. Eliot for short |
| PILLAR | April is upset about the left column (6) |
| BLEACH | Seaside area around end of April is cleaner (6) |
| ITHASCHERRYDAYS | April is the first month of the year of which this is true (2,3,6,4) |
| MAYHEM | Chaos after April is stitched up (6) |
| CRUELLEST | 'April is the ___ month', line in TS Eliot's The Waste Land (9) |
| ALMAMATER | Harvard, to T.S. Eliot (2 wds.) |
| ANI | April is the only month that has one |
| CLEAR | Alternative to T.S.A. PreCheck |
| IRS | April is its cruelest month, to many |
