| EVIAN | Bottled water brand or a word meaning inexperienced when spelled backward |
| FIJI | Bottled water brand, or the island country it comes from |
| TRUSTY | Prisoner granted privileges in return for being well-behaved; or, a word meaning honest, as in a person, or reliable, as in a steed or an old car (6) |
| SHY | A fling at a coconut, for example; or, a word meaning bashful or coy (3) |
| MARK | A boundary; a brand; or, a blot (4) |
| EEL | Fish that's a first name when spelled backward |
| TAP | Word that becomes its own synonym when spelled backward |
| PAT | Word that is its own synonym when spelled backward |
| CAMUS | French writer whose name is a toxic plant when spelled backward |
| MALIBU | Rum brand, or a city near L.A. |
| OSHA | Org. that, when spelled backward, is an old-timey exclamation |
| RRUM | Plot device in "The Shining" that has significance when spelled backward |
| REDRUM | Plot device in "The Shining" that has significance when spelled backward |
| ENID | Name that means "have a meal" when spelled backwards |
| TAE | Name that means "have a meal" when spelled backwards |
| VIA | Latin name for a Roman road or a word meaning by way of |
| SLING | Support for a cast ... or a word meaning "cast" |
| NORTON | UK motorcycle brand - or a US publisher known for its anthologies (6) |
| NABOB | Vancouver coffee brand; or, a wealthy person of influence |
| MAMBO | Popular Australian surfwear brand or a Cuban musical form |
