| ALTI | Salt of the earth type of singer embraced (4) |
| MEEK | Like an "inherit the earth" type |
| ADELE | British singer embraced by parade leader (5) |
| KITCHENSINK | Down-to-earth (type of drama) (7-4) |
| FEATHERBEDDING | The old man putting in earth type of plants suitable for borders providing pleasant environment (14) |
| PLOT | Part of the allotment pressure is on one married to salt of the earth presumably (4) |
| ENOS | Biblical character, salt of the earth (4) |
| APES | On paper few salt of the earth unfortunately are in this movie battle (3,3,3,6,2,3,4) |
| DIVA | Notoriously fickle type of singer |
| ALTO | Type of singer |
| LOT | His wife was the salt of the earth |
| YEARE | '___ the salt of the earth': Matthew 5:13 |
| MINER | Worker in the 1954 film "Salt of the Earth" |
| SAL | She is the salt of the earth (3) |
| SUNDRIED | Start to dig the salt of the earth, among other things, as possible building material (3-5,6) |
| OFTHE | On paper few salt of the earth unfortunately are in this movie battle (3,3,3,6,2,3,4) |
| FORTHE | On paper few salt of the earth unfortunately are in this movie battle (3,3,3,6,2,3,4) |
| WAR | On paper few salt of the earth unfortunately are in this movie battle (3,3,3,6,2,3,4) |
| PLANET | On paper few salt of the earth unfortunately are in this movie battle (3,3,3,6,2,3,4) |
| TERRESTRIAL | Monarch introduced to extraordinary trier, salt of the earth |