| ORDINAL | For example, third gold ring in which name inscribed |
| DEMEANED | Act in which name sadly gets discredited (8) |
| TRIBE | A taxonomic rank in which names are suffixed with "ini" or "eae" (5) |
| HALO | Ring in which a lover invested? |
| SOFAR | Chesterfield, for example, third in Derbyshire until now (2,3) |
| TOROIDAL | Doughnut- shaped gold ring in sort of wave (8) |
| DRAUPNIR | Odin's gold ring in Norse mythology (8) |
| BEZELS | Grooved rings in which gems or watch crystals are set; oblique facets on the crowns of cut diamonds; or, sloping cutting edges of chisels (6) |
| TOKYO | Dawn Fraser won her third gold medal for the 100m freestyle at the 1964 Olympics, held in this Japan |
| PRATIE | Which name for a potato originated in Ireland? (6) |
| ENCLAIR | Name inscribed in cake in plain language (2,5) |
| MANDELA | Name inscribed in a medal, prepared for old statesman |
| PUNCTILIO | Picture it: name inscribed in trophy handed over in scrupulous ceremony |
| SENATOR | Governor's name inscribed in throne with gold |
| AUNTIE | Relative's name inscribed in gold band |
| FIVE | Number of gold rings in The Twelve Days of Christmas (4) |
| THIAM | Nafi, Belgian heptathlete who won her third gold at the 2024 Olympics (5) |
| SPANNER | ...tool past third gold digger |
| JESSICA | The first documented use of which name is in The Merchant of Venice, used for Shylock's daughter? (7) |
| ENIGMA | ... which name disclosed a machine used in war (6) |
