| EMERALDS | Green varieties of beryl used as traditional birthstones for May (8) |
| EMERALD | Occurring as a result of processes that happened over hundreds of millions of years, a green variety of beryl that is the traditional birthstone for May (7) |
| RUBIES | Traditional birthstones for July known as the kings of all the gems (6) |
| PEARLS | Water gems created by oysters; traditional birthstones for June (6) |
| AQUAMARINE | Pale greenish-blue variety of beryl used as a gemstone (10) |
| AMETHYST | Traditional birthstone for Pisces and February; a symbol of sobriety (8) |
| CRYSTALS | Repeating threedimensional arrangements of atoms or ions in the form of beryl, garnet, opal ... (8) |
| SMELTERY | Became aware of Beryl unclothed at the metal works (8) |
| HELIODOR | Golden-yellow form of beryl (8) |
| OPAL | Amorphous form of hydrated silica used as a gemstone; a traditional birthstone for October (4) |
| PERILLA | Plant of the mint family used in Asian cooking as well as traditional Chinese medicine (7) |
| STRAW | Dried grain stalks as organic mulch for the berries served with cream as traditional Wimbledon fare or used to make fraise, frose, summer puddings or Eton mess (5) |
| GARNET | Semi-precious red gem which is a traditional birthstone for January (6) |
| LOTION | Liquid preparation for the skin such as traditional pink calamine for insect bites or sunburn |
| LONGSTANDING | Want smart clothes as well as traditional (4-8) |
| TOPAZ | Traditional birthstone for November (5) |
| LIGHTS | Fairy -; twinkly decorations in strings that replaced candles as traditional illuminations for Christmas trees (6) |
| TURQUOISE | Paired with silver, pearls or coral in jewellery, an azure- or aqua-coloured mineral of copper-rich groundwater seeps; one of the birthstones for December (9) |
| TEA | Beverage that comes in black and green varieties |
| MAMBA | What venomous African snake is found in both black and green varieties? (5) |
