| GOLDENCALF | Shiny yellow muscle coveted by materialists (6,4) |
| STRAIGHTAS | First letters written without embellishments, coveted by scholars (8,2) |
| CLASSICCAR | Vehicle coveted by collectors |
| PRESENTDAY | Contemporary Christmas for materialists? |
| CHRISEVANS | Actor who stars alongside Pedro Pascal and Dakota Johnson in "Materialists" |
| UNBELIEVER | Materialist |
| PYRITE | Shiny yellow mineral |
| PYRITES | Shiny yellow mineral |
| GOLDENGUN | 1Ac single fellow, having shiny yellow colt, perhaps (3,3,4,3,6,3) |
| THEMANWITHTHE | 1Ac single fellow, having shiny yellow colt, perhaps (3,3,4,3,6,3) |
| RAREST | Most coveted by collectors, perhaps |
| SSN | Fig. coveted by identity thieves |
| OSCARS | Big automobiles coveted by Hollywood types (6) |
| SSNS | Nos. coveted by identity thieves |
| CYPRUS | Mediterranean island coveted by 23 and Turkey (6) |
| PERFECTPITCH | Salesman's ideal coveted by musicians |
| OFFICE | Penthouse-style work situation coveted by ambitious politicians? (4,6) |
| HIGH | Penthouse-style work situation coveted by ambitious politicians? (4,6) |
| EASYCHAIR | Part of suite coveted by idle academic? |
| BESTOFTHEFOREST | Prize coveted by competitive trees? |
