| BISTRE | Transparent brownish-yellow pigment made by boiling the soot of wood, used for pen and wash drawings |
| MARMALADE | A preserve made by boiling the pulp and rind of citrus fruits, especially oranges, with sugar |
| REEDS | Grass-like wetland plants with stems traditionally used for pens, thatching, arrows, pipes, weaver's comb-like implements and mouthpieces for woodwinds (5) |
| MINERALBLUE | Natural pigment made by grinding azurite |
| PRUSSIANBLUE | Pigment made by oxidising ferrous ferrocyanide salts (8,4) |
| BIC | French company known for pens and razors |
| STATIONERY | For pens and paper try Estonia perhaps (10) |
| TEA | Beverage prepared by boiling the leaves of a temperate shrub |
| TRUG | A long, shallow basket made of curved strips of wood, used for carrying flowers or fruit (4) |
| BALSA | Type of wood used for Kon-Tiki, the adventurer Thor Heyerdahl's raft (5) |
| PAPER | Thin sheets from the pulp of wood used for writing, etc. |
| ASH | A type of wood used for bows and bats (3) |
| REDUCTION | A thick glaze or sauce made by boiling balsamic vinegar or red wine; a drop in price; or, a copy of a picture made smaller than the original (9) |
| PRALINE | Smooth sweet substance made by boiling crushed nuts in sugar, used especially as a filling for chocolates (7) |
| TOFFEE | A hard and chewy sweet made by boiling together sugar and butter (6) |
| HENNA | Reddish-brown pigment made from an Oriental 1dn and used for skin decoration (5) |
| SMUT | Greek character getting in the way of the soot |
| SLATS | Pieces of wood used for stirring salts (5) |
| LITHOPONE | White pigment made from zinc sulphide and barium sulphate, used in paints, inks, face powder etc. (9) |
| TORNADOS | Violent reactions when you find the currency in the soot (8) |
