| BOULES | Petanque-like game; cob loaves; or, tear drop-shaped imitation emeralds, rubies or sapphires (6) |
| BOULE | An orb used in a petanque-like game; a pear- or tear drop-shaped imitation ruby or sapphire; or, French for a round loaf or cob of bread (5) |
| HARDTRUTH | Did you know?! Diamonds are 58 times more resistant to pressure than rubies or sapphires |
| SEME | A heraldic charge/field when said to be seeded or powdered with bezants, fleurs-de-lis, gouttes or tear drops, stars or other bearings (4) |
| CRABSTICK | Rectangular-shaped imitation product made of fish surimi (9) |
| NAN | Tear drop-shaped Indian flatbread with a plain or keema/meat variety (3) |
| TWISTS | Spiral-shaped bread rolls, loaves or cheese straws; turns of events; or, multi-ply threads (6) |
| STONES | Precious -; diamonds, sapphires, emeralds, rubies ... general description of minerals studied in gemology, used for jewellery and signifying birth months (6) |
| MONKEY | King's tucked into bread loaves or snacks (6,4) |
| RECORD | LP, 45, 78 or other disc played by means of a diamond- or sapphire-tipped stylus; or, any unsurpassed best-ever performance/occurrence (6) |
| STYLUS | Diamond or sapphire needle of a phonograph cartridge for "reading" gramophone records (6) |
| BREADBASKETS | Bannetons, cobs, panniers or other woven hampers for holding loaves or serving rolls; bellies, paunches or pots resembling said punnets or receiving said crumb; or, granary nations or wheaten lands of |
| BAKE | A batch or devil's dozen of 13 loaves or rolls cooked at one time, say; any one of the baps, cobs or pastries made; an all-in-one supper, roasted in a tray; or, a Scottish biscuit or floury bun (4) |
| GEMS | Emeralds rubies and sapphires |
| HEELS | Calxes of the feet near the tali; corresponding parts of socks or stockings; spurs; stiletto shoes; ends of cheeses or loaves; or, cads (5) |
| ORATE | There's a blob - a tear drop - as you speak (5) |
| BOWLING | Action performed in cricket and lawn games such as bocce or petanque (7) |
| NUTS | King's tucked into bread loaves or snacks (6,4) |
| TORTELLI | From the Italian meaning "round loaves" or "small cakes, fritters", pasta parcels stuffed with ricotta, sage, spinach, squash and such like (8) |
| CURRANT | Any of several garden ribes bearing strigs of small tart black, red or white edible berries; or, each of a multitude of raisin-like dried grapes used to flavour buns, garibaldis, puddings, rock cakes, |
