| SMIDGE | Papers required in order of gems, if only a few |
| LANTERN | Point to the rental required in order to keep the light on (7) |
| RETAINERS | Fees required in order to keep the family servants? (9) |
| POSE | A model attitude, if only a pretence |
| CROSS | If only a plus factor for unbelievers, it keeps Dracula at a safe distance. (5) |
| EXCLAMATIONMARK | If only a straight line, it's missing the point! (11,4) |
| EMPEROR | Ruler and a sheet of paper required |
| PEARL | Said to be the "gem of queens and the queen of gems", a water jewel derived from a grain of sand, depicted in paintings by Johannes Vermeer (5) |
| INAPPPURCHASE | Extra moves in "Candy Crush" or a pile of gems in "Clash of Clans" |
| REARM | Lots of paper required first to provide more weapons |
| EXCALIBUR | Royal weapon of unknown calibre set in a lot of gems all over |
| TISSUE | Paper required that's first edition (6) |
| PAD | Paper required to make the article longer (3) |
| BERYL | Name, from "water blue, sea green", for a family of gems to which emerald and aquamarine belong - reputedly magical or protective against an evil hex, said stones' epithet in question is reflected in |
| ETERNITY | ___ ring, one given as a symbol of lasting affection, usually set with a circle of gems (8) |
| AGATES | A theatre school produces a number of gems (6) |
| ANTHROPOLOGIST | Customs investigator in heart of Europol probingcollector of gems |
| CARAT | The weight of gems carried in a cart (5) |
| MAGENTA | Colour of gem - a tan, of a sort (7) |
| TWOROW | Like the arrangement of gems in some bracelets |
