| TURQUOISE | Opaque sky-blue to pale green mineral or gemstone (9) |
| CRYSTAL | Used in holistic healing therapies and yoga, general word for a mineral or gemstone such as amethyst, aventurine, citrine, rose quartz or turquoise (7) |
| AZUR | Sky blue, to Depardieu |
| CARBUNCLE | Skin eruption or gemstone (9) |
| HELLEBORE | He will be wrong - mineral or plant? (9) |
| BLONDEALE | It's similar to pale lager |
| CLOISONNE | Ancient technique for decorating metalwork in which enamel, glass or gemstones are separated by thin metal strips (9) |
| SEAISLAND | Kind of cotton - one's light blue to begin with |
| MALACHITE | Claim heat is needed to produce green mineral (9) |
| TALC | A white, grey, brown or pale green mineral, found in metamorphic rocks (4) |
| APATITE | A pale green mineral; the world's major source of phosphorus (7) |
| LAPIDARY | The practice of shaping stone, minerals or gemstones into decorative items (8) |
| LILAC | The flower Syringa said to symbolise the first emotions of love; or, a colour similar to pale violet or lavender (5) |
| SALT | Ocean mineral or crystal from the sea, taken up as a real or figurative pinch when seasoning one's chips or in a state of doubt or incredulity (4) |
| EPIPEN | "Blue to the sky, orange to the thigh" device |
| BERYL | Woman's name, or gemstone (5) |
| NILEBLUE | Nothing close to pale, gloomy hue |
| UNWANTED | French article given to pale man, rejected (8) |
| OBECHE | Large West African tree with soft white to pale yellow wood (6) |
| ALE | « Cream ___ (beverage similar to pale lager) |
