| TASTEVIN | French word for a sommelier's small shallow silver cup for observing the clarity or colour of wine or for sampling its bouquet and flavour (8) |
| BOTTLE | Narrow-necked vessel from whose name the word for a sommelier, wine steward or more specifically a "butler" in charge of a cellar's flasks derives (6) |
| TROPHY | Left back with extremely heavy silver cup for instance (6) |
| VIVID | Having striking clarity or colour (5) |
| WATER | First -; finest quality of the clarity and lustre of diamonds and pearls (5) |
| MARBLECAKE | Sponge confection made from two flavours or colours of mixture, interswirled and baked (6,4) |
| ROSE | Pinkish colour of wine such as Tavel; the national flower of England; or, a perforated cap for a watering can (4) |
| BLANC | Colour of wine almost as dark as can be - little new in that |
| BRADLEY | Scientist known for his discovery of the aberration of light and for observing the oscillation of Earth's axis (nutation), who succeeded Edmond Halley as Astronomer Royal in 1742 (7) |
| ASTROLABE | What instrument with a disc and pointer was formerly used for observing the position of celestial bodies? (9) |
| SPECTROSCOPE | An instrument for observing the spectrum of light |
| TAMBOUR | A small shallow drum; a rich kind of goldwork; an embroidery frame; the campana or vase of a Corinthian capital; or, a lobby or vestibule in a church porch (7) |
| DEFINITION | Any one of the concise explanations of the meanings of words in a dictionary; or, visual clarity or sharpness of outline (10) |
| POT | A casserole, crock, pipkin, planter or other such vessel; a kitty; dialect for a hole eroded in limestone; or, a trophy, such as a silver cup (3) |
| DIGRESS | Lose clarity or turn aside esp. from the main subject of attention or course of argument in writing, |
| CHALICE | Large gold or silver cup with a stem, used to hold wine in the Christian Holy Communion (7) |
| WINEDECANTER | Glass container for a sommelier (In this entry, note the first 3 letters + the last 3 letters) |
| ERATOSTHENES | Greek mathematician and astronomer who calculated the circumference of the earth by observing the angle of the sun's rays (12) |
| SONDE | A rocket or balloon used as a probe for observing phenomena in the atmosphere. |
| STROBOSCOPE | Scientific instrument for observing phases of periodic motion by means of a flashing light (11) |
