| ULULATION | Middle Eastern women's cry of grief or celebration (9) |
| YOWL | Loud, long cry of grief or pain |
| ARABICA | Coffee made by Middle Eastern women's group |
| SHOWTRIAL | Small cry of grief mostly, before oddly terminable kangaroo court, say (4,5) |
| JEREMIAD | Writing or speech in a strain of grief or distress (8) |
| NEPENTHE | Homeric sorrow-banishing medicine; thus, any drink, drug or potion bringing welcome forgetfulness of grief or pain (8) |
| VEXATION | Source of grief or annoyance (8) |
| CONSOLED | Given comfort in times of grief or disappointment |
| ALAS | In the middle of a funeral, a sudden cry of grief (4) |
| FIESTA | A religious festival or celebration, or a holiday or carnival (6) |
| SALUTE | A discharge of guns as a formal sign of respect or celebration (6) |
| HIGHFIVE | A sign of greeting or celebration, involving the slapping of raised right palms (4,4) |
| PINATA | A container, often made of papier-mache, filled with treats and broken as part of a ceremony or celebration |
| TREAT | A special occasion or experience, often a reward or celebration |
| WAIL | High-pitched cry of grief |
| DULE | A dealing out; a share; one's fate; grief or sorrow; or, a flock of doves (4) |
| STOIC | Description of someone who deals with grief or pain without showing emotion (5) |
| OCCASION | Special event or celebration (8) |
| VACCINE | Cause for hope (or celebration), for dose boosting immunity (7) |
| PARTY | Social gathering or celebration (5) |
