| THEBELLS | Poe poem describing its subjects as silver, golden, brazen, and iron |
| SNAKEWEED | Informal name for bistort, also describing its twisted roots |
| ORIOLE | Colourful songbird that might be silver, golden or green (6) |
| BAREFACED | Brazen and nude, presented a full frontal to (9) |
| SIMILE | Figure of speech such as "bold as brass", "good as gold" or "quick as silver" (6) |
| ROLLSROYCE | Brand of luxury motor vehicles with models such as Silver Ghost and Silver Shadow (5-5) |
| TARNISH | Become dull and discoloured as silver might, for instance (7) |
| BEET | Swiss chard is also known as silver ___, leaf ___ and ___ spinach (4) |
| BISMUTH | With symbol Bi, what metal is as rare as silver? (7) |
| RUNNERSUP | Coe and Cram for instance finished as silver medallists (7,2) |
| BRASSICA | This week's Miscellany subject, as with cabbages, kale and broccoli, are members of the ___ family (8) |
| AECHMEA | ___ fasciata is also known as silver vase plant (7) |
| ARGENTUM | Used periodically as silver by the Romans (8) |
| HERRING | Fish also known as silver darlings (7) |
| CHARD | Leafy green vegetable also known as "silver beet" |
| ARGENTEA | Celosia ___ , herbaceous plant also known as silver cockscomb (8) |
| RUNNERUP | Sprinter finished as silver medallist (6,2) |
| COHOS | Chinook-like anadromous fishes also known as silver salmon (5) |
| OPTIC | It measures spirits of subject as temperature drops (5) |
| THEMED | Focused on a subject, as a crossword |