| PAINTWORK | A colourful finish |
| OVERCOAT | Wrapped up by firm for a time with a colourful finish (8) |
| CROSSBAR | A horizontal piece, such as a top tube of a bike, a top beam of a goal or a colourful pole of a showjump (8) |
| GOLDFINCH | Depicted in a painting by Carel Fabritius that inspired a novel by Donna Tartt, a colourful garden bird known collectively as a charm (9) |
| FLASH | Bright garter/ribbon with which to support one's hose when sporting a kilt; or, a colourful patch on a British Army, Navy or RAF uniform (5) |
| PITTA | From the Greek for "cake or pie", a hollow oval "pocket" of flatbread for a filling; or, a colourful tropical bird with species including Elegant, Fairy, Graceful and Rainbow (5) |
| MADRAS | Named after the former toponym of the Indian city Chennai, with which they are all associated, a colourful checked cotton cloth, a scarf made of this or a medium-hot curry (6) |
| AURORABOREALIS | A rare and laborious struggle to produce a colourful display |
| STREAK | School trip oversteps a line, in a colourful way (6) |
| CREDO | I believe a house should have a colourful interior (5) |
| BULLFINCH | Known collectively as a bellowing, a colourful garden bird fond of pear, apple and gooseberry buds and blossom (9) |
| AGATE | A garden entrance leads to a colourful semi-precious stone (5) |
| TUCANA | Constellation named after a colourful tropical bird with a large beak (6) |
| DYER | A worker with a colourful job - Danny, host of The Wall (4) |
| BRAID | What is a colourful woven band used as a trimming? (5) |
| TOUCAN | With a colourful bill measuring up to one-third of its body length, a tropical fruit-eating bird found high in the rainforest canopy (6) |
| BEIGE | Be a bit tigerish in a colourful way (5) |
| MOSAIC | Design or picture created with a number of small tiles or tessera; or, a colourful variegated pattern (6) |
| PAISLEY | A soft wool fabric with a colourful woven pattern (7) |
| REWARD | Prize for a big fight in a colourful setting |
