| ECHIUM | The genus of the blue devil, aka viper's bugloss, whose name, from said serpent, refers to its snakeskin-like stems and reputed use as a remedy for asp bites (6) |
| ALKANET | Plant known as dyers' bugloss whose roots make a dark red dye |
| HOPI | Southwest tribe known for its Snake Dance |
| EDEN | Its snakes had legs |
| TERP | Former Blue Devil rival, briefly |
| DUKIE | Alternate collegiate moniker for a Blue Devil |
| TARHEELS | Blue Devil rival |
| CAESIUM | Atomic no. 55, whose name, from Latin for "sky blue", refers to the unique blue lines of its spectrum and colour of its flame (7) |
| BELLIS | From the Latin meaning "beautiful, pretty", the genus of the flower whose common name "daisy" is thought to derive from the Old English for "day's eye" (6) |
| CALLUNA | From "to beautify, sweep clean" in reference to its twigs traditionally used in brooms and brushes, the wild flower heather or ling in the genus of the same name (7) |
| CHIPMUNK | One of a "scurry" of cheekpouched sciurines whose name, from "head first", refers to its favoured method of descent from a tree (8) |
| FREESIA | Plant of the iris family belonging to the genus of the same name (7) |
| ATOM | A unit of matter whose name, from "indivisible", refers to the former notion that said tiny particle was too minuscule to be split (4) |
| VOLAUVENT | A small appetising bouchee, croustade, pie or puff with a savoury filling, whose name, from "flight in the wind" or "windblown", refers to the lightness of the pastry (3-2-4) |
| PEDALS | Word for the lower thicker parts of pieces of straw; plaits made of these; or, levers whose name, from "feet", indicates the extremities employed to operate them (6) |
| OPHITE | Serpentine- or verd-antique-like greenstone whose name, from "snake", refers to its mottled similarity to said fork-tongued naga's skin (6) |
| ORIOLE | A loriot whose name, from Latin for "golden", refers to the bright yellow colour of the male's plumage (6) |
| PRUNELLA | First name of the actress who played Sybil in Fawlty Towers; or, the genus of the plant selfheal (8) |
| AGAPANTHUS | From Greek meaning "love flower", the genus of the lily of the Nile (10) |
| DUKE | University home of the Blue Devils |
