| AUDIOPHILE | A posh doctor orbits moon and earth, a recording enthusiast (10) |
| SYZYGY | The configuration of the sun, the moon, and Earth lying in a straight line (6) |
| ENVIOUS | Venus oddly orbits moon that's traditionally green? (7) |
| BISTRO | Doctor orbits dining area (6) |
| CHARIOT | Ancient carrier requires map to orbit moon (7) |
| TERRACOTTA | From the Italian meaning "baked earth", a form of unglazed clay earthenware used for flower pots, natural floor tiles, tapas dishes and Provencal confit pots (10) |
| TERREVERTE | From the French for "green earth", a greyish-green pigment consisting of powdered glauconite, used for tempera, watercolours and underpainting for pink flesh tones (5,5) |
| CLAYPIGEON | Bird comes down to earth; a marksman's target |
| MUMBOJUMBO | Silent posh doctor caught in PM'S nonsense (5,5) |
| REDECORATE | Cherry, green grass and earth? Go for another look (10) |
| WEIGHT | Gravitational force by which a body is attracted to Earth; a unit used to measure said heaviness; boldness of a typeface; a metal block used with a balance; or, density of cloth (6) |
| TURMERIC | From "meritorious earth", a plant related to cardamom and ginger from whose zingiberaceous rhizome a yellow spice and dye is derived (8) |
| AIR | Invisible "ether" forming the atmosphere and supporting all life on Earth; a light breeze; or, a melody (3) |
| MINERAL | From a word for an excavation of earth, a term for an ore, such as coal, gold or silver, obtained by digging; a substance neither animal nor vegetable; water found in nature; or, any element essential |
| EPITAPH | Karen Carpenter's reads: "A Star on Earth, A Star in Heaven" |
| CHASM | A deep fissure or opening in the earth / a wide difference of feeling, interest, etc. |
| MOON | Natural satellite of the earth, a rocky and dusty place (4) |
| MAP | A picture of the earth a little girl turned up (3) |
| HAIRSBREADTH | First sign of heaped earth a bird's scattered a minute distance (5,7) |
| HUMBLED | Husband with posh doctor was first taken down a peg or two (7) |
