| CABOCHON | A smooth-domed gem, polished but unfaceted (8) |
| CATSEYE | Gemstone that reflects a streak of light when cut in a rounded unfaceted shape (4-3) |
| ENCABOCHON | No chance bishop after resetting accepts ring with gem unfaceted |
| GLOSSIEST | Most highly polished, but somehow loses gist |
| SLICK | Polished but superficial |
| OPAL | Iridescent gem that's typically polished but not faceted |
| ENVELOPE | A cover for a letter; or, a smooth curve connecting the successive peaks of a modulated wave (8) |
| GAZEBO | Summerhouse is roughly 83% double-glazed, polished, but not dull (6) |
| CABOCHONS | Gems which have been polished but not faceted |
| CHAMBRAY | A smooth light fabric with a white weft and a coloured warp (8) |
| ROMANCES | A writer of medieval chivalric tales; a smooth-talker; or, a fantasist, prone to wild exaggeration (8) |
| EVENSONG | A smooth air can be heard in a late church service (8) |
| EVENTIDE | Poetic term for a smooth flow of water (8) |
| HAZELNUT | Filbert, it has a smooth shiny hard shell (8) |
| HONEYDEW | -- melon, with a smooth green or orange rind (8) |
| HOTPRESS | Give a smooth and glossy finish, in a way |
| FLUENTLY | In a smooth and effortless manner (8) |
| EMULSIFY | Combine liquids into a smooth mixture (8) |
| CAPTAINS | Skippers hat's brown covering a smooth head (8) |
| FOIEGRAS | Pate de --- ---, a smooth, rich paste made from the liver of a fattened goose (4,4) |