| ACAI | Exotic berry thought to be a superfood |
| STIR | A commotion; a slight movement or sensation; or, a slang word for "jail" that is thought to be a shortening of the Romany for "prison" (4) |
| GLIM | Thought to be a contracted style of "shimmer" or "sparkle", an old word for a candle, lantern or light; an eye; a pair of spectacles; or, a quick peep (4) |
| NOODLE | Derived from a German word thought to be a variant of "dumpling", a pasta-like strip and staple food in Chinese and Japanese cuisines (6) |
| PALADIN | What a noise from a friend who is thought to be a knight-errant! |
| PONDERED | Thought to be a water reed of a new kind (8) |
| SCAMEL | In 'The Tempest' (Act 2, Scene 2), a word of unknown meaning, thought to be a bird (6) |
| AMULET | A trinket or piece of jewellery thought to be a magical protection against evil (6) |
| IKNOWYOU | Comment to one, previously thought to be a stranger, after an aha moment |
| REMORA | The sucking-fish, once thought to be a hindrance to shipping (6) |
| TEKTITE | A small dark glassy object thought to be a product of meteorite impact |
| CHANCE | Pinball was once thought to be a game of luck or ___ |
| CONSIDERATION | Thought to be a certain amount of money (13) |
| SPONGE | Sessile marine animal, once thought to be a plant (6) |
| IDEA | Thought to be a good boss, in turn (4) |
| OPINION | Thought to be a disc on the wing (7) |
| BEHEMOTH | Biblical animal thought to be a hippopotamus (8) |
| OPAH | Hawaiian fish once thought to be a good luck symbol |
| REFLECTION | Thought to be a mirror image (10) |
| ELEVENTH | What hour is thought to be a last chance? (8) |
