| OXIDES | Rust and water |
| ROTHKO | Mark -; abstract-expressionist who painted No. 61 (Rust and Blue) and Four Darks in Red (6) |
| ELINVAR | Alloy of iron, nickel, chromium, and other constituents, resistant to rust and magnetization. (7) |
| BURST | Bicycle initially developed rust and blowout |
| ROTOR | Turner in rust and gold |
| ROMANEMPIRE | Cassius Dio said it went "from a kingdom of gold to one of rust and iron" |
| PURSUIT | I put up with rust and the quest is on to get it out (7) |
| CENTRE | Middle of foreign coin starts to rust and erode (6) |
| OPI | Rust & Relaxation nail polish brand |
| CAMPBELL | Racing motorist and journalist who held the world speed record on land and water during the 1920s and '30s (7,8) |
| MALCOLM | Racing motorist and journalist who held the world speed record on land and water during the 1920s and '30s (7,8) |
| KNITWEAR | Spilt ink and water such as often goes over shirts and blouses |
| DOUGH | Basic mixture of flour and water used in a number of recipes including bread, pasta, pastry, biscuits, dumplings, scones and pizza bases (5) |
| AGIST | A substance of a matter is to commercially feed and water cattle and the like |
| POND | Bathed in by blackbirds, inhabited by frogs, newts and water boatmen and depicted in paintings by Monet, a freshwater habitat, smaller than a lake (4) |
| CARABAO | Found on the road and found on the sea with a duck and water buffalo (7) |
| SODALIME | White granular mixture of calcium hydroxide and sodium hydroxide that absorbs carbon dioxide and water vapour (4,4) |
| TABLEWARE | Crockery and cutlery and water able to be used for it (9) |
| AGGREGATE | The sand and stone mixed with cement and water to make concrete (9) |
| RAMEAU | Butter and water for the French 1D |
