| NAVYBLUE | Service down a shade (4,4) |
| BLUE | Tone of service down in the dumps (4,4) |
| NAVY | Tone of service down in the dumps (4,4) |
| ROYALBLUE | Two guys down a shade |
| SKYBLUE | Son occasionally okay, then down a shade (3,4) |
| EMINENCE | From "jut, project", a word for distinction, fame or high rank; a height or a hill; an anatomical protuberance; a cardinal's title; or, a shade of purple (8) |
| COLORADO | A shade over the pond, a complete state (8) |
| UNROLLED | pulled down, like a shade |
| LOPEARED | Bound along, a shade like a rabbit |
| INFRADIG | A shade off colour writing in French a Latin term (5,3) |
| APPLIQUE | Decoration shows a measure of brightness unusual at first in a shade of green |
| NUISANCE | Is apparent in a shade of difference, and it's a bind (8) |
| SUNVISOR | A headband with a shade attached to it (3,5) |
| LAVENDER | First violinist performing finale in a genuine comeback goes a shade of purple |
| PALEBLUE | A shade wan and unhappy |
| SWANLAKE | Classic performance to satisfy houses lacking a shade? |
| ETONBLUE | A shade depressed after note was despatched |
| TEALBLUE | A shade unhappy following the duck (4,4) |
| MADESURE | A shade more? Spooner checked (4,4) |
| PEAGREEN | Peerage embarrassed bridge player? A shade (3,5) |