| ICEHOUSES | Used for centuries to store snow during winter in Mallorca, the remains of these structures can still be seen in the island's mountain peaks (3,6) |
| LAVENDER | "Livid" yet calming fragrant herb used for centuries to scent laundry, perfumes and soaps and to promote cleanliness, hence its etymological connection to washing or "wash" (8) |
| BUZZARD | Large bird of prey only seen in winter in Mallorca, though the longer-tailed Honey variety is common in September/October (7) |
| SKIS | During winter in Minsk I saw people on them (4) |
| BUTTERFLY | Insect with brightly coloured wings, of which there are many varieties in Mallorca, the most famous being the Geranium Bronze which was accidentally introduced to the island from South Africa in 1989 |
| NECROPOLIS | A cemetery, in Mallorca the prehistoric and archaeological site of Son Real, Can Picafort has over 100 tombs dating back to the 7th century BC (10) |
| OPERA | Monteverdi's Orpheo, composed in 1607, is the earliest of this theatrical form of music that is stil |
| KELP | Seaweed burnt in the 18th and early 19th centuries to produce sodium carbonate for glass making |
| ETTO | Suffix with amar- or stil- |
| EXTANT | Stil in existence; not extinct (6) |
| SCONE | The Stone of ---, block of sandstone used for centuries in the coronation of Scottish monarchs and latterly monarchs of the United Kingdom (5) |
| WIND | ____ power in the form of windmills has been used for centuries for such tasks as grinding grain and pumping water (4) |
| PYRAMIDS | These structures in Egypt are the oldest of the seven wonders of the world |
| SUNLAMPS | Paper contacts the foreign police in barracks - some will be red in the face lying under these structures (8) |
| GLACIER | Any large mass of perennial ice that starts on land and slowly flows down a slope. The effects of global warming are causing these structures to shrink and disappear. (7) |
| FALCON | Bird of prey; on Mallorca the Peregrine and Kestrel variety are resident and Eleanora's returns in the spring after wintering in Madagascar (6) |
| FENNEL | Yellow-flowered plant that grows wild along the hedgerows of Mallorca, the seeds and fronds are used in many local dishes, notably Frito Mallorquin (6) |
| ALBUFERA | Nature preserve in north Mallorca, the biggest and most important wetland in the Balearics (8) |
| MANGANESE | Black mineral used for centuries in glass-making (9) |
| HIPJOINTS | These structures divide the human body approximately in half, top to bottom |
