| PINTSIZE | Very small, especially as a description of a person |
| XANTHIC | Of a yellow tint, especially as a description of flowers (7) |
| COVES | Small especially sheltered bays or creeks / sheltered recesses |
| GOLDILOCKS | In astronomy, an informal alternative to "circumstellar" as a description of a habitable zone |
| STOCHASTIC | As a description of a variable in statistics, another word for “random” |
| PROFILE | A short article giving a description of a person or organisation (7) |
| HOLDSWATER | IS VALID AS A DESCRIPTION OF WHAT A BUCKET DOES |
| TYPEB | In personality theory, a description of a person who is generally easy-going with low susceptibility to stress (4,1) |
| HELDWATER | As a description of what the sponge did, was valid (4,5) |
| SPOTTED | Seen as a description of the leopard (7) |
| RAMBLER | Description of a person who participates in the rural pursuit of walking in the countryside; or, of a rose, such as the white-blossomed "Rector" (7) |
| LEARNER | Description of a person driving with a provisional licence and L-plates (7) |
| CHARACTERSKETCH | Letter drawing a brief description of a person (9,6) |
| PEEKABOO | A child's game of hiding and suddenly reappearing; a description of a garment with revealing openwork or sheer fabric; or, a coif where a fringe conceals one eye (8) |
| LIBEL | Any false or damaging description of a person (5) |
| RIDER | Description of a person travelling by horse, bike or motorcycle (5) |
| TRIMESTER | Period of three months, especially as a division of a human pregnancy (9) |
| CHOCOLATE | Colour of a Labrador other than black or yellow; food such as Bournville; or, linked with "box" for a description of a pretty cottage or pastoral painting (9) |
| KITTENHEEL | Name, similar to a description of a cat's paw, for a style of small stiletto; or, the shoe cobbled with it (6,4) |
| VSOP | Abbreviation of a description of a type/grade of brandy (4) |
