| REDSTAR | Heavenly body cooler than its yellow or blue equivalent; it could be a 'dwarf' or a 'giant' (3,4) |
| STAR | It might be a dwarf or a giant |
| KSTAR | Body cooler than the sun |
| TROLL | In folklore, a supernatural creature depicted either as a dwarf or a giant (5) |
| BROWNMUSTARD | Condiment spicier than its yellow cousin |
| ACACIA | Also known as mimosa, this ornamental flowering tree is very popular in Mallorca where its yellow or white blossom adorns many towns and villages (6) |
| SUNSPOT | Dark region that, at around 6,500 degrees Fahrenheit, is cooler than the area surrounding it |
| ICECOLD | "What's cooler than being cool," per Outkast |
| ONEBALL | It's yellow on a pool table |
| GAMBOGE | It's yellow animals hunter seeks around marsh (7) |
| APRICOT | Rosaceous tree, Prunus armeniaca, cultivated for its yellow edible fruits (7) |
| MUSTARD | It's yellow clay caking the light (7) |
| COWSLIP | Jersey over undergarment: it's yellow (7) |
| ELF | Creature similar to a dwarf or a pixie |
| CONDENSATION | The deposition of a liquid or a solid from its vapour, generally upon a surface that is cooler than the adjacent gas. |
| SUNGAZER | A person or a giant girdled lizard distinguished by staring directly at the hot glowing ball of gases, Sol (8) |
| DAISY | Threaded by its stem to form a chain or garland, a "fresh" flower that covers its yellow disc in the evening and reveals it in the morning (5) |
| MANGO | A tree related to the cashew; its yellow-orange-fleshed fruit, eaten ripe or in chutney; or, a vegetable or green musk melon, pickled (5) |
| SATURN | A Roman god or a giant planet of the winter night sky, both linked to an ancient festival of feasting and gift-giving, which heavily influenced many of our modern Christmas traditions, by the by (6) |
| ASTEROIDS | Ceres is now deemed to be a dwarf planet after having previously been considered one of these minor |
