| CAMEOAPPEARANCE | In which one puts in a gem of a role (5,10) |
| CAMEO | It's a gem of a role actor may be cut out for (5) |
| CELERITY | Speed with which one puts it inside stick one can eat (8) |
| STUPOR | Lethargy with which one puts back the gold (6) |
| IMPRECISION | Inexactitude with which one put prison mice out (11) |
| ASTERISM | From "star", a constellation-like cluster or pattern of celestial etoiles; a symbol of three * characters; or, a starlike effect exhibited in a gem (8) |
| TREASURE | From Greek for "storehouse" and the source of "thesaurus", a word for a hoard, store or trove of bullion, coins, gems or other valuables; wealth/riches generally; or, a gem of a person (8) |
| RESOWS | Point the rambling roses out that one puts in a new bed (6) |
| LODGES | How one puts in a complaint about the accommodation? |
| POSTS | The stakes one puts in a box (5) |
| FLAW | Word for a snowflake or a spark or fire originally, later a fragment; or, a blemish/imperfection, as in a gem (4) |
| PARTICIPATION | One' s involvement in role one puts in one possible caption (13) |
| PEARL | It's a gem of a conference, perhaps with fifty in attendance (5) |
| MOTHEROFPEARL | Does she have a gem of a daughter in the shell? (6-2-5) |
| RUBY | She's a gem of a girl and lives in Bury (4) |
| SHADOWOFADOUBT | ... "Without a ___, that's a gem of a deal!" |
| PLAINT | Statement of grievance one put in a factory (6) |
| PERSONALAD | Article by a couple of boys eclipses what one puts in the paper |
| PART | Is it only a bit of a role to be played? (4) |
| EMOTES | Makes a real meal of a role |
