| TUNGOIL | Sometimes known as China wood oil, this ingredient is used in paint, varnish and other wood-finishin |
| RETIRING | Finishin work forever (8) |
| NEPAL | Country previously known as China |
| ECOLI | City given crude oil - this may cause complaint (1,4) |
| LINSEED | Oil used in paint, varnish |
| ORDEAL | Test case of other wood (6) |
| SMOKER | A type of "puffer" for calming hive hymenopterans; or, a person who cures charcuterie, cheese, salmon etc by means of vapours rising from burning hickory, oak or other wood (6) |
| SEAICE | Frozen seawater within the Arctic Ocean and its adjacent seas as far south as China and Japan and the seas surrounding Antarctica. (3,3) |
| MEDICINES | Currently the biggest threat to seahorses is their use in traditional ___ in countries such as China |
| RESIN | Vegetable substance obtained as exudations from certain plants used for making varnish and plastics |
| LAC | Resinous substance as protective secretion by the lac insect / substance used for varnish and shellac |
| NEOPRENE | Synthetic rubber resistant to oil and ageing used in paints and diving suits (8) |
| ZHENGHE | Chinese admiral and diplomat sometimes hailed as China's greatest explorer. (5,2) |
| COAT | A fleece, pelage or pelt; or, any other outer covering, such as an application of paint/varnish, blanket of dust, husk of a seed, jacket, layer of a bulb or top of a suit of armour (4) |
| EUCALYPTUS | An Australasian tree of the myrtle family valued for its wood, oil, gum and resin (10) |
| GALANGAL | This ingredient in Indonesian cuisine looks like ginger but has a very different taste |
| LINSEEDOIL | Varnish and paint ingredient |
| ELEMI | Gum resin used in varnish and perfumery (5) |
| MASTIC | Related to the cashew, mango, pistachio and sumac, a tree yielding "tears" of aromatic resin used for varnish and chewing gum; or, a waterproof putty-like filler/sealant (6) |
| ADDITIVE | Vita died, perhaps as a result of this ingredient (8) |
