| REDLEICESTER | English hard cheese coloured by the addition of annatto |
| GOLDFINCH | Thistle-eating bird with a red face supposedly coloured by the blood of Jesus, hence symbolising Christ's crucifixion and its depiction in many religious Italian Renaissance paintings of the Madonna a |
| TANNED | Of skin, coloured by the sun (6) |
| CHALCEDONY | Name of a family of microcrystalline quartz stones ranging from the reddish-brown carnelian, fire agate and jasper to the blue-cheese-coloured moss agate and the black onyx (10) |
| MUENSTER | Its rind is colored with annatto |
| HARPY | Woman who's grasping standard English: hard, indeed, to grasp that |
| SWEAT | Diligent student collects first in English - hard work! |
| FEELGOOD | Dr. ____, English hard rock band formed in 1971, noted for their song Milk And Alcohol (8) |
| DILUTION | The weakening by the addition of water (8) |
| CLUB | Classic corner at Silverstone that was made much slower by the addition of the Vale chicane. (4) |
| TINTS | Colours such as pink, peach, apricot or light blue softened by the addition of white; or, shaded or tonal areas in engraving produced by hatching (5) |
| PLUS | Increased by the addition of (4) |
| INCREASING | Getting bigger by the addition of folds? (10) |
| SEASONED | Matured by the addition of salt and pepper? (8) |
| EMBELLISHES | Makes more interesting by the addition of fictitious detail (11) |
| SPIRITS | Alcohol denatured by the addition of poisonous substances such as methanol, used as a fuel, solvent etc. (10,7) |
| METHYLATED | Alcohol denatured by the addition of poisonous substances such as methanol, used as a fuel, solvent etc. (10,7) |
| YOGHURT | Semi-solid foodstuff made from milk curdled by the addition of certain bacteria (7) |
| PARAGOGE | In grammar, the addition of a sound, syllable or letter to the end of a word, as the st of amongst (8) |
| SOPHOCLES | Greek tragic dramatist of the 5th century BC to whom such innovations as the addition of a third actor and the use of painted scenery are attributed (9) |
