| CHATOYANT | From the French for "gleam like a cat's eye", word for a gem, such as the one named after said oculus, with a changeable iridescent lustre (9) |
| STONE | The kernel of an apricot, cherry, peach, plum or other drupe fruit; a gem such as a diamond; or, a rock as a weight prior to its standardisation as an imperial unit of 14lbs (5) |
| READS | Studies with one's eyes word craze |
| BROWNSAUCE | Condiment such as the one named after the Houses of Parliament (5,5) |
| COMET | Celestial object such as the one named after Edmond Halley |
| LAPIDARY | From Latin for "stone", a word for a gem-cutter that also adjectivally describes polished language that is suitable to be engraved on a stone (8) |
| INTAGLIO | Italian word for a gem or stone with an incised design (opposite to cameo); or, a printmaking technique (8) |
| AGLEAM | Radiant like a cat-eye, said to vanish by morning? (6) |
| BEADY | Small and gleaming, like a cat's eyes |
| TENDONS | Fibrous "bands" in the body such as the ones named after Achilles (7) |
| PRIESTS | Men of the cloth such as the one named on D30 Class 62439 engine (7) |
| SPARKLE | Gleam like a king in an outfit of pearls (7) |
| SHINE | Gleam - like a Take That hit? (5) |
| SPINEL | A mineral or gem such as the Black Prince's ruby or the stone of one who is August born, named for its crystals in octahedral form, like a "thorn" (6) |
| EYESPOT | Any one of the ocelli on the train of a peacock or on a wing of the butterfly named after said bird (3-4) |
| KITE | The graceful "Milan royal", gliding and soaring on thermals; or, named after said bird of prey, a floating or flying toy/object, such as the rokkaku designed for aerial combat (4) |
| JEWEL | Gem such as a ruby or sapphire, or a piece of glass cut to resemble such for a stained glasswork (5) |
| JONQUIL | From "reed", a narcissus with rush-like foliage; or, a yellow colour, named after said flower (7) |
| SETTING | A mounting for a gem or a jewel; a backdrop; a table service for one person; or, adaptation to music (7) |
| SPINELS | Glassy minerals or gems such as the Black Prince's Ruby in the Imperial State Crown or the Timur Ruby (7) |
