| INDISCREET | Reckless, having an iridescent cocktail (10) |
| TEARAWAY | He's reckless having drink, undiluted? Indeed! |
| RASHER | More reckless having some bacon? |
| HARUMSCARUM | Reckless, having drunk a hot drink on top of cathedral in Salisbury once (5-6) |
| BLUEBOTTLE | Large blowfly with an iridescent body (10) |
| SILVERSIDE | Jacksmelt or a whitebait-like fish distinguished by its argentine or shiny grey lateral stripe; or, a cut of beef with an iridescent membrane (10) |
| DRAGONFLY | Preyed on and eaten by a hobby mid flight, an insect with an iridescent body, known as a devil's darning needle (9) |
| SHOT | Heavy ball used in an Olympic sport involving "putting"; or, a silk textile with contrasting warp and weft threads giving an iridescent two-tone lustre (4) |
| OPALINE | Like an iridescent gem |
| OPAL | An iridescent semiprecious gemstone of several colours (4) |
| ABALONE | Mollusk with an iridescent inner shell |
| CHATOYANT | Song about a toy like an iridescent marble (9) |
| NEONTETRA | Aquarium fish with an iridescent stripe |
| EMERALD | An iridescent green hummingbird of the genus chlorostilbon (7) |
| SHOTSILK | Fabric made up of warp and weft yarns of two or more colours, producing an iridescent appearance (4,4) |
| ORMER | "Ear of the sea" with an iridescent mother-of-pearl inner shell, traditionally gathered around the new/full moon from the low spring tide swell (5) |
| METALLIC | Word describing a tinny or jangly sound or an iridescent colour (8) |
| OPALESCENT | Love faint smell that's iridescent (10) |
| PEACOCKORE | Nickname of the iridescent mineral bornite (7,3) |
| BLUERINGED | --- octopus, iridescent cephalopod (4-6) |
