| LAKETANGANYIKA | Trace of pigment some thousand found in state's water? |
| PRUDE | First trace of pigment, unrefined, used in blusher? |
| MESAS | Plateaus found in states like Colorado and New Mexico |
| LAKE | United States water area (4,8) |
| MICHIGAN | United States water area (4,8) |
| SPINNAKER | One sail or a thousand found in delivery (9) |
| FICKLE | Blowing hot and cold for hundred thousand found in queue (6) |
| CHROMO | Colourful pigment, some missing from thread-like structure (6) |
| MOLE | Spot with pigment, some Michelangelo made up |
| GOLDENEAGLE | Large bird of prey whose UK population is less than 1000, found mainly in the Scottish Highlands (6,5) |
| DELANY | Decoupeuse who, in her proverbial stockings of blue, produced a "paper garden" of some 1000 scientifically accurate botanical collages or "mosaicks" of flowers, including irises, lilies, pinks and ros |
| SOMME | Some thousand involved in WWI battle |
| ESTATES | Large properties found in state between capitals of England and Scotland (7) |
| CONCORD | No end of aircraft found in state capital (7) |
| COMMA | Butterfly Monsieur found in state of unconsciousness (5) |
| SCHUBERT | Composer of some 1000 pieces in his 31 years including Trout Quintet, Winter Journey and over 600 lieder (8) |
| ALPENSTOCK | Climbing gear found in state penitentiary's inventory (10) |
| GASLIGHT | Lamp son found in state fair (8) |
| NUTTY | Uranium - tons and tons - found in state like Brazil |
| CANAL | Article found in state waterway (5) |
