| LOCALCOLOUR | Features which give a place its charm or character |
| PENCILSHARPENERS | Stationery items which give a point to writing implements (6,10) |
| FITIN | Give a place or time to (3,2) |
| ADMITS | Gives a place to grad a€“ MIT spellbound (to some extent) (6) |
| TYPE | Sort features which publisher chooses (8) |
| RINGS | Saturn is probably best known for these features which encircle the planet. |
| ICEHOCKEY | The film The Mighty Ducks features which sport? (3,6) |
| MAGIC | Word, from a term for a member of a priestly caste of ancient Persia with unusual powers, for sorcery, thaumaturgy, witchcraft or wizardry; art of conjuring, illusionism or trickery; or, charm or wond |
| MASCOT | From the Provencal meaning "charm" or "witch", a talisman or person often adopted by a club or team as a symbol of good luck (6) |
| BOUGAINVILLEA | Flowering plant which gives a vibrant splash of colour to many a Mallorcan balcony or trellis (13) |
| BRACELET | Wager including contest for second place has its charm (8) |
| MOULD | A hollow vessel which gives a shape to puddings, jellies, etc. (5) |
| CORNEDBEEF | Meat which has been treated with large-grain rock salt, and nitrates, which give it a pink colour (6,4) |
| QUATREFOIL | A four-leafed clover; or, a stylised decorative representation of said lucky charm or "truelove" in architecture, art, heraldry, textiles or tracery (10) |
| BLADDERWRACK | A common brown seaweed with fronds containing air bubbles which give buoyancy |
| TONGS | Chinese societies which give one a lift? (5) |
| STEAM | The sort of meats which give off a vapour (5) |
| BATHTUB | Known for its charm, character and occasional bubbliness, the clawfoot type has helped people relax for years |
| JUJU | Martial art, without weapons, loses its charm (2-2) |
| WEARSTHIN | Loses its charm when it starts to fray (5,4) |
