| NICETIES | Fine details or shades of meaning (8) |
| NICETY | Fine detail or distinction |
| NUANCE | Subtle difference in or shade of meaning or expression or sound (6) |
| NUANCES | Subtle degrees or shades of difference (7) |
| REDS | Many wines or shades of lipstick |
| BLUES | Genre that lets a singer share his woes in song (or shades of turquoise, navy and indigo) |
| CARDINAL | From Latin for "hinge", a senior RC priest, regarded as of pivotal importance, on which everything else turns; or, a fritillary butterfly, redbird or shade of scarlet, in a hue reminiscent of said pre |
| TECHNICS | The study of industry; practical details or procedure |
| NINETIES | Fine details, including name for clubs many old people are in |
| PEDANTIC | Overly fussy, often in annoying fashion, about minor details or rules (8) |
| DOTTHEIS | Pay attention to details ... or a hint to filling in seven of this puzzle's squares |
| NUISANCE | Irritation is found in a subtle shade of meaning (8) |
| OVERTONE | Public unit carrying shade of meaning above and beyond (8) |
| SPELLOUT | Explain in detail or what the starts of 19-, 26- and 46- Across do, phonetically? |
| HASHOVER | Informally in the US, to discuss in detail or at length |
| EAGLEEYE | Ability to observe fine detail (5,3) |
| OVERGROW | Cover or shade with foliage |
| PEA | Type of soup or shade of green |
| TEAL | Freshwater duck or shade of blue |
| SAGE | Cooking herb or shade of green |
