| SPARKS | Glass-cutting diamonds; or, sprightly people (6) |
| ETCH | Do some glass cutting, perhaps |
| ELFIN | A noun for a child/urchin, Fotis hairstreak butterfly or a pixie; or, an adjective meaning dainty, delicate, fairylike, impish, petite or sprightly (5) |
| SUMMIT | Top male repeatedly cutting diamonds, for example (6) |
| 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) |
| DOLLAR | Completely backed in diamonds or international currency |
| RECORD | LP, 45, 78 or other disc played by means of a diamond- or sapphire-tipped stylus; or, any unsurpassed best-ever performance/occurrence (6) |
| LUSTRE | A metallic pottery glaze; or, the manner in which a crystal, diamond or other mineral reflects light (6) |
| CARBON | Diamond or coal? (6) |
| STYLUS | Diamond or sapphire needle of a phonograph cartridge for "reading" gramophone records (6) |
| ROOFRACKS | They carry bags for a criminal cutting diamonds (4,5) |
| ICEBOAT | Crafty type with reputation for cutting diamonds comes into port (7) |
| ICECOLD | Baltic officer cutting diamonds in two ways (3-4) |
| GRAIN | Particle of sand or salt; pattern on wood; former measure for pearls and diamonds; or, a cereal grass seed (5) |
| MINORSUIT | Diamonds or clubs in bridge as opposed to hearts or spades (5,4) |
| RIVIERE | A necklace of diamonds or other gems "flowing" or graduating in size towards a large central stone (7) |
| BIRDSEYE | A fermata; a kind of primrose, speedwell, tobacco or other plant with flowers of two contrasting colours; a small yet fiery red chilli pepper; a pattern of spotted diamonds; or, a term denoting a view |
| ORGANS | Hearts, but not diamonds or spades |
| ASSET | Diamonds or gold, to an investor |
| RED | Like diamonds or rubies (3) |
