| GEL | Take form, as a concept |
| ROCKSLABS | When artfully piled they take form as Inukshuks: 2 wds. |
| LEAF | A folio of a book; a botanical structure known in its embryonic form as a cotyledon; or, gold in the form of foil, used in gilding (4) |
| SCULPTURE | Work of art such as a bronze, known in its preliminary wax or clay form as a maquette (9) |
| ROOT | A plant's "anchor" known in its edible form as a carrot, parsnip, radish, swede or turnip, among other things; or, a word's etymon (4) |
| VENUS | Celebrated in her earliest form as a spirit of kitchen gardens, a Roman love goddess whose name was given to the planet also known as Hesperus or the morning star (5) |
| LILY | Flower represented in a stylised form as a fleur-de-lis (4) |
| GLOVE | Known in its fingerless form as a mitten, a garment worn in pairs for warmth, gardening, sports including boxing or handling hot ovenware (5) |
| VESTIGIAL | Surviving in a reduced form, as a relic from the past (9) |
| SKEWER | An X-ray attack in chess; or, a metal brochette, known in its miniature form as a cocktail stick (6) |
| IRIS | Mr and Mrs Herbert Beerbohm Tree's bob-haired bohemian daughter, who shared her name with a purple flower or yellow flag known in its stylised form as a fleur-de-lis (4) |
| BREW | Begin to form, as a storm. |
| EMPANEL | Form, as a jury |
| EMOLLIENT | Men let oil re-form as a cream (9) |
| INSTEAD | Stained form as a substitute (7) |
| SCANS | Turns into electronic form as a written contract |
| UNCUT | In its original form, as a movie |
| ETCH | Form, as a lasting memory |
| EDITED | In final form, as a film |
| IMPANEL | Form, as a jury |
