| ANTHOLOGY | Meaning "flower gathering", a compendium, florilegium or garland of poems or literary extracts (9) |
| GARLAND | A wreath of flowers and/or foliage; a carved or painted representation of said floral/foliated festoon; a literary anthology or miscellany, aka a florilegium; or, a distinction or prize (7) |
| FLORILEGIUM | From "flower-gathering", a collection of blooms, either real or illustrated in a book; or, a literary anthology, garland or spicilege (11) |
| ROSEBUD | Young flower (gathering recommended!) (7) |
| ENCYCLOPEDIA | Reference work which is a compendium of knowledge (12) |
| COMPANIONSET | Vade-mecum - a compendium for use by fire-raisers |
| BIBLE | Irritability about book, a compendium |
| ACROSTICS | Poems or other lines of writing, certain letters of which form a word or proverb (9) |
| POTPOURRI | French translation of the name of the Spanish mixed stew olla-podrida that is used to describe a fragrant mixture of dried petals kept for perfume; a musical or literary medley; or, any hotchpotch or |
| SWAG | Ornamental festoon or garland of drapery, flowers, foliage, fruit, linen etc; a carved or painted representation of thus; or, the boodle or booty of a burglar (4) |
| MAGAZINES | Mother began gathering a complete list of popular, edgy eateries from periodicals |
| DERRINGDO | Archaic or literary term meaning a daring spirit or bold action (7-2) |
| ACCRETION | Gathering a cold fool has nothing (9) |
| CARACALLA | Dear woman gathering a name for Roman emperor (9) |
| COMPOSING | Creating a musical or literary work (9) |
| ATHENAEUM | (Ancient Rome) Academy of learning, or literary university (9) |
| FESTOON | A chain or garland of flowers hung in a curve as a decoration (7) |
| POTBOILER | Inferior art or literary work produced chiefly for money (3-6) |
| SCENARIO | An outline or synopsis of the plot of a dramatic or literary work such as a film, novel or play; or, a postulated sequence of possible developments or events (8) |
| LEITMOTIF | Recurring musical or literary theme |
