| QUARTZ | Mineral of which amethyst, cairngorm and citrine are varieties |
| EXTRINSIC | Exotic citrines are flawed, about ten (9) |
| TUMBLER | Device with a revolving drum in which amethyst, moonstone, blue topaz, rose quartz, turquoise and other gems are polished; or, a glass, formerly with a rounded bottom (7) |
| BERYL | Mineral of which emerald and aquamarine are varieties (5) |
| CORUNDUM | A crystallised mineral of which ruby and sapphire are varieties (8) |
| SILICA | Hard white or colourless mineral of which quartz and chalcedony are types (6) |
| AMBER | With hundreds of shades ranging from honey, butterscotch and citrine to cherry and cognac, a form of fossilised pine-tree resin prized as a gem (5) |
| ALAMAINIAN | WHAT RUBY, DIAMOND, EMERALD, AND CITRINE, AMETHYST AND SAPPHIRE BELONG TO |
| ORE | RUBY, DIAMOND, EMERALD, AND CITRINE, AMETHYST AND SAPPHIRE, IN RAW FORM |
| OLIVINE | Mineral of which the green gem peridot is a form |
| FLUORSPAR | Mineral of which Derbyshire Blue John is an example (9) |
| ORES | Minerals of which we have zero reserves? |
| BRANDY | Alcoholic drink of which Cognac and Armagnac are varieties |
| COBBLER | Thick-topped fruit pie of which grunt, slump and pandowdy are varieties (7) |
| POKER | Card game of which stud and draw are varieties |
| GOOSE | Bird of which greylag and barnacle are varieties |
| SQUASH | Butternut and zucchini are varieties of this gourd vegetable |
| RASPBERRIES | 'Cascade Delight', 'Fallgold' and 'Glen Clova' are varieties of these (11) |
| TOMATO | Beefsteak, cherry and plum are varieties of what salad fruit? (6) |
| ONIONS | Bermuda and Vidalia are varieties of them |
