| PERL | Programming language that sounds like a jewel |
| AWK | Programming language that sounds clumsy |
| FACETED | Like a jewel one time, seized by US agent (7) |
| SPARKLE | Shine (like a jewel) (7) |
| GEMLIKE | Like a jewel |
| PROLOG | Computer language that sounds like a literary intro |
| THAI | Asian language that sounds like tie |
| ADA | Computer language that sounds a help |
| JAVA | A computer programming language that can be written the same way across platforms (4) |
| BASIC | Programming language that prioritized ease of use |
| ALGOL | Programming language that gave rise to Pascal and C |
| CSS | Programming language that formats HTML |
| CHATON | French word for a catkin or a kitten; the bezel or collet of a finger-ring; the gem or stone in such a setting; or, a jewel with a reflective foil backing (6) |
| SETTING | A mounting for a gem or a jewel; a backdrop; a table service for one person; or, adaptation to music (7) |
| GEM | Word, from "bud", hence a term for "budding", for a jewel; one regarded as a paragon or treasure; an emerald or other jewel-like hummingbird; or, old type, smaller than diamond (3) |
| MEGAJOULE | A jewel turns up - sounds like there's another - a lot of work needed (9) |
| BEZEL | A cutting tool's sloping edge; an upper oblique face of a cut gem; or, a grooved collet in which a jewel is set (5) |
| EARRING | A jewel dangling from a lug, a stud on a lobe or hoop through an auricle flap (7) |
| WATCH | Collective noun for nightingales; or, a horological device often with a pivot bearing known as a jewel (5) |
| PEARL | A smooth lustrous round structure inside the shall of a calm or oyster, much valued as a jewel (5) |
