| GUNMETAL | An alloy of copper and tin or zinc once used in making cannons (3,5) |
| BARBASCO | Plant once used in making fish poison |
| BRASS | Originally, any alloy of copper with tin or zinc, now an alloy of copper and zinc only (5) |
| BRONZE | An alloy of copper and tin used by Lorenzo Ghiberti to make the doors of the Florence Baptistery and also by Andrea del Verrocchio and Donatello in notable equestrian sculptures (6) |
| ELECTRUM | An alloy of gold and silver, once used in coinage and jewellery (8) |
| NICHROME | An alloy of atomic numbers 24 and 28, used as a heating element in hairdryers, ovens and toasters (8) |
| TAMBAC | An alloy of copper and zinc (and sometimes arsenic) used to imitate gold in cheap jewelry and for gilding. |
| TOMBAC | An alloy of copper and zinc (and sometimes arsenic) used to imitate gold in cheap jewelry and for gilding. |
| ORMOLU | A gold-coloured alloy of copper, tin or zinc, used to decorate furniture and mouldings (6) |
| OROIDE | An alloy of copper and zinc or tin, etc, imitating gold (6) |
| METALLIC | Like zirconium or zinc |
| PINCHBECK | An alloy of copper and zinc used as imitation gold |
| BASEMETAL | Substance such as copper, tin or zinc as opposed to gold or silver (4,5) |
| ZINC | Brass is an alloy of copper and this metal (4) |
| CONSTANTAN | An alloy of copper and nickel with high electrical resistance (10) |
| BRITANNIA | What silvery alloy (___ metal) consists of tin, antimony and usually copper, lead, or zinc? (9) |
| PEWTER | An alloy of tin with antimony and copper, formerly lead; a beer tankard, jug, plate etc made of said metal; its bluish-grey colour; or, old slang for prize money (6) |
| METAL | Sometimes described as a lattice in a sea of electrons, an elementary substance with good electrical and thermal conductivity, such as brass, copper, gold, silver or zinc (5) |
| SILVER | Electrum is an alloy of gold and this metal (6) |
| INVAR | An alloy of iron and nickel that expands very little when heated (5) |
