| CULET | Meaning 'small bottom', the flat base of a brilliant-cut gemstone; or, a piece of armour for protecting the small of the back or the buttocks |
| NURTURE | Care for, protect |
| CROWN | An item in the Tower of London; a stag's surroyals; part of a brilliant cut diamond; or, cap for a glass bottle (5) |
| FACET | Any one of the sparkle-enhancing surfaces of a cut gemstone; or, an aspect of one's personality (5) |
| OPAL | White gemstone, or a reliable plum cultivar (4) |
| GORGET | From Old French for "throat", a piece of armour or part of a wimple worn to cover/protect the neck, hence a band of colour on the craw or crop of a hummingbird or other avian (6) |
| HAUBERK | Originally a piece of armour for the neck and later a coat of mail (7) |
| PLATE | A metal sheet; a piece of armour; a flat dish or the food it holds; gold or silver household utensils collectively; a book illustration; or, an ex-libris (5) |
| SHAKESPEARE | Writer of a comedy featuring Bottom the weaver, Flute the bellows-mender, Quince the carpenter, Snout the tinker, Snug the joiner and Starveling the tailor, who perform the play-within-the-play (11) |
| CHATON | French word for a catkin, a kitten or for the bezel, gemstone or foil-backed jewel of a ring |
| BAGUETTE | A ficelle-like loaf or stick of French bread; or, a gemstone or pochette in the shape of such (8) |
| CUIRASS | Piece of armour for the torso, typically comprising a breastplate and backplate buckled or otherwise fastened together (7) |
| CUISSE | A piece of armour for the thigh (6) |
| SETTING | Mounting for a gemstone; or, the cutlery, crockery, glassware etc laid for a single place at a table (7) |
| GARNET | Any of a group of hard, glassy red, yellow or green minerals used as a gemstone or abrasive (6) |
| SECRET | An official level of classification for information; an inaudible prayer at Mass; a piece of armour hidden by clothes; or, something known only to its initiates, such as a password (6) |
| BRASSARD | Piece of armour for the upper arm (8) |
| STUD | Small earring consisting of a gemstone or ornament mounted on a narrow post (4) |
| GREAVES | Pieces of armour for the leg below the knee (7) |
| PSALTRY | Middle-eastern stringed musical instrument on a triangular flat base archetype of dulcimer or zither (7) |
