| SCYLLA | Sea monster in Greek mythology, mentioned in the second line of The Police song Wrapped Around Your Finger (6) |
| ARION | Winged horse of Greek mythology, mentioned in Homer's Iliad as being "of heavenly stock" |
| THYME | Fourth herb mentioned in the second line of the song Scarborough Fair (5) |
| THIN | Description of the "red line" of the British Army or "blue line" of the police force; a crisp/fine ginger biscuit or mint chocolate; a climb with scarce or small holds; or, a word generally meaning le |
| SORROW | Or, in the second line, the word "grief" (6) |
| FINGER | "Wrapped Around Your ___" (Police song) |
| ERNEST | "Wrapped Around Your ___" |
| MILITIA | Group mentioned in the second amendment |
| CHARYBDIS | Sea monster in Greek mythology that lived opposite Scylla in the Strait of Messina (9) |
| SCILLA | Town in Calabria, Italy that is the traditional site of a sea monster in Greek mythology |
| LOCK | In rugby union, either of two players who make up the second line of the scrum (4) |
| LMNOP | End of the second line of the traditional alphabet song |
| TREBLECLEF | What, also called the G-clef, is placed on the second line of the staff? (6,4) |
| LORE | Word that ends the second line of "The Raven" |
| LAMIA | Sea monster in Greek mythology (5) |
| SPHINX | Monster in Greek mythology with the head of a woman and the body of a lioness (6) |
| MINOTAUR | Monster in Greek mythology with the head of a bull and the body of a man |
| TRIOLET | Eight-line poem in which the first line repeats as the fourth and seventh and the second line repeats as the eighth (7) |
| TEAIN | The Police song "___ the Sahara" |
| MESSAGE | - in a Bottle, The Police song (7) |
