| GREISEN | Light-coloured metamorphic rock consisting mainly of quartz and white mica (7) |
| LIMESTONE | A sedimentary rock consisting mainly of calcium carbonate, used as a building material (9) |
| SCRUBBY | Description of area with vegetation consisting mainly of brushwood or stunted forest growth (7) |
| FELSITE | A fine-grained volcanic rock mixture of quartz and orthoclase (7) |
| DIORITE | Rock composed of quartz and feldspar (7) |
| SILICAS | Quartz and opal, e.g. |
| GUADELOUPE | Overseas department of France consisting mainly of the islands Basse-Terre and Grand-Terre |
| BRONZE | Any of several alloys consisting mainly of copper and tin (6) |
| TOTEMIC | Bear and mice mainly of significance to some tribes |
| GAMBIAN | Good article describing scope mainly of part of West Africa |
| TSIMMES | Ashkenazi sweet dish made mainly of carrots (Yiddish) (7) |
| RICKETS | Disease mainly of children, caused by a deficiency of vitamin D |
| GAMELAN | What traditional Indonesian ensemble consists mainly of percussion instruments? (7) |
| SAND | Used to measure the passage of time in an hourglass, fine grains of quartz and other minerals forming a major constituent of coastal dunes, seashores, deserts and river beds (4) |
| GNEISS | Pleasant-sounding rock composed of quartz and mica (6) |
| GILLAROO | Type of trout having a diet consisting mainly of aquatic snails (8) |
| GASGIANT | Planet consisting mainly of hydrogen and helium (3,5) |
| CHILICON | Stew consisting mainly of beef, beans, chillies and spices (5,3,5) |
| CARNE | Stew consisting mainly of beef, beans, chillies and spices (5,3,5) |
| COLESLAW | Type of salad consisting mainly of raw shredded cabbage (8) |
