| PRECIOUSMETAL | Gold or platinum, e.g. (8,5) |
| HUE | Gold or platinum, e.g. |
| METAL | Copper or platinum, eg |
| BLONDE | Strawberry or platinum, e.g. |
| RIAA | Org. certifying albums as gold or platinum |
| REGIA | Aqua ---: mixture of nitric and hydrochloric acids that dissolves gold or platinum |
| BASEMETAL | Copper, lead, zinc or tin, as opposed to gold, silver or platinum |
| NOBLEMETAL | Gold, silver, or platinum, for example (5,5) |
| EARN | Go platinum, e.g. |
| HALLMARK | A symbol of purity stamped on gold, silver or platinum (8) |
| BLOND | Light-coloured - flaxen or platinum |
| WHITEGOLD | Alloy containing nickel or platinum (5,4) |
| INGOT | Bar of silver or platinum |
| LEAVEAFORTUNE | Pass on crock of gold or ignore what's at the end of a rainbow presumably? (5,1,7) |
| WREATH | Circlet of flowers or foliage used as a decoration or a victor's chaplet; a carved representation of such; or, a ring of twisted gold or silver (6) |
| REEFS | Ridges of rock or coral near the surface of the sea; or, gold- or quartzbearing veins/lodes in the earth (5) |
| ORMOLU | Gold or gold leaf used for gilding brass, bronze or other metal (6) |
| CUPS | Two-handled gold or silver trophies awarded as prizes; or, the holes on golf courses and their metal casings or linings (4) |
| TARGET | Small round shield or buckler; or, a board with concentric rings and a central gold or bull's-eye used for archery practice (6) |
| LOCKETS | Gold or silver pendants suspended from necklaces or charm bracelets that are opened to reveal miniature portraits or mementos (7) |
