| FRUITWOOD | Material as from cherry tree (9) |
| DENTS | Depressions in materials as from blows (5) |
| KIRSCH | Brandy made from cherry juice |
| CONTRALTO | Conservationists plugging reef material as far as deep, for women (9) |
| AGGREGATE | Building material as a whole (9) |
| SACKCLOTH | Dismiss material as a sign of penitence (9) |
| BOMBASINE | Material as popular with sweet coating (9) |
| ALLINGHAM | Artist noted for her depictions of rural England's thatched cottages and gardens in watercolours, including Beneath the Cherry Tree, Fetching the Milk and The Basket Woman (9) |
| CYPRESSES | Strains on exterior of cherry trees (9) |
| TIMESHEET | Send back large piece of material as evidence of work (4,5) |
| TOME | Heavy reading material, as far as I'm concerned (4) |
| AEGEAN | From even case of cherry tree found in sea (6) |
| TOORDER | Cherry tree's part dug up, as requested (2,5) |
| SHELL | Hollow artillery projectile filled with explosive material, as fired from a field gun, mortar etc. (5) |
| FASTBREEDER | A type of nuclear reactor that produces at least as much fissionable material as it uses |
| GETTHEFELTFOR | Provide with surfacing material, as a pool parlor? |
| TAKESILK | Grab fine material, as lawyers may |
| TURBAN | Swathe of material as headdress |
| CRAYON | Carbon material, as alternative to charcoal |
| POSTSCRIPT | Send off written material as an afterthought? |
