| TETRAGRAM | Any word that is four letters in length (9) |
| LEAD | One of five elements in the Periodic Table whose name is only four letters in length (4) |
| NOUN | Any word that can be pluralized |
| LIE | "This answer is four letters long," for example |
| SPECIES | Organism that is four-eyed? (7) |
| RUMINANTS | The stomach of a reindeer is four-chambered which makes them ___. They eat vegetation. Evidence is suggesting they may snack on the occasional lemming and bird egg. Why do you think that is? |
| UTTERANCE | Any word of topless club with topless dance? (9) |
| ERIKSATIE | Composer composed satire about king, that is (4, 5) |
| POTPOURRI | Word that is used to describe a fragrant mix of dried petals and spices, a medley of tunes or a hotchpotch (9) |
| HETERONYM | A word that is spelt the same as another but has a different sound and meaning (9) |
| IHOP | Its four-word name was reduced to four letters in 1973 |
| FILMNOIR | Four letters in a row one hid in tree in gangster movie (4,4) |
| PANINI | Food word that is plural in Italian but singular in English |
| VERB | Almost any word ending in -ize |
| ORPHAN | Any word, in a manner of speaking from Oliver? (6) |
| LORE | In the role of learning - traditionally, that is (4) |
| NINE | Number finds itself in formula, initially that is (4) |
| SIDE | Ed is up to it - making the team, that is (4) |
| IOWA | Besides Ohio and Utah, the only state with four letters in its name |
| TOFUSCRAMBLE | Vegan breakfast option, or a hint to four letters in each starred answer |
