| LODESTONE | A rock that consists of pure or nearly pure magnetite and thus is naturally magnetic (9) |
| CHALK | Soft, fine-grained, white sedimentary rock that consists of almost pure calcium carbonate (5) |
| CHAUCER | Author whose The Nun's Priest's Tale is thought to bear one of the first references to foolishness and thus is tenuously linked to April Fools' Day (7) |
| PRIDE | Turn on intro of Pure or Three Lions? |
| STONE | Unit of mass based on the weight of a rock that was standardised by Edward III as 14 lbs; or, a sarsen or megalith forming part of a prehistoric monument (5) |
| ARMADILLO | Mail a lord sent out, which is naturally under personal cover (9) |
| SOVIETISM | Anti-capitalist movement thus is ousting North America from Asian country (9) |
| SALTATORY | Girl, thanks to your rearing, is naturally a bounder! |
| PERSECUTE | To harass thus is in itself clever (9) |
| SHINTOIST | Worshipper abroad thus is accepting advice by theologian, principally (9) |
| PANTHEIST | The sin apt to corrupt one who is naturally religious? |
| INCIRCLES | Going round thus is getting nowhere |
| NATURAL | Synonym of organic, pure or raw; a buff colour; a person of innate talent; a white piano key; or, a musical note, neither flat nor sharp, denoted J (7) |
| SERENE | From the Latin for "clear", a word used to mean fair, pure or unclouded, as of the sky or the air; calm, peaceful and tranquil; or, as part of a royal title, honoured (6) |
| NATIVE | Of a metal or other mineral, occurring naturally in a pure or uncombined state (6) |
| SPRINT | A footrace over a short distance with an all-out or nearly all-out burst of speed, the chief distances being 100, 200, and 400 metres and 100, 220, and 440 yards. Also called a dash. (6) |
| DIAMOND | Name a nearly pure form of carbon, valued as a precious stone (7) |
| CORNEA | A bit chic or nearly a bit of a looker! |
| SYNONYM | What is a word that means the same or nearly the same as another word? (7) |
| STEAKTARTARE | A dish of raw or nearly raw beef served with raw egg and onion (5,7) |
