| SAPPHIRES | Typically blue, a form of corundum (aluminium oxide), as in the shrubby veronica cultivar 'Sparkling ___' (9) |
| VIRIDIAN | Teal-coloured pigment consisting of hydrated chromium oxide, as seen in Edouard Manet's painting The Balcony (8) |
| HEBE | Genus of shrubs, originally from New Zealand, often referred to as the shrubby veronica (4) |
| SMOKE | "Ghost of a fire" manifesting as a cloud of carbon particles suspended in the air; grey tinged with blue; a woodbine or other smouldering burn; or, anything that fogs or obscures (5) |
| EMERY | What greyish-black form of corundum is used as an abrasive and polishing agent? (5) |
| IMARI | Name, evocative of Japanese soy sauce, of a variety of typically blue, gold and terracotta-hued Arita ware (5) |
| BOND | Creator of an ursine icon with a sandwich-concealing hat and a duffel coat of blue, a somewhat unusual choice for a bear from darkest Peru (4) |
| CORUNDUM | Mineral composed of aluminium oxide, the red variety of which is ruby (8) |
| AZULEJO | Any one of the typically blue-and-white tiles traditionally used to decorate the buildings and streets of Portugal or Spain (7) |
| HYSSOP | Herb in the mint family with tall spikes of typically blue flowers (6) |
| PRUSSIAN | --- blue, a dark blue pigment created in the early 18th century (8) |
| IBM | Makers of Deep Blue, a supercomputer that beat Kasparov in a match (3) |
| RUBY | Precious form of corundum (4) |
| CAMPANULA | A plant with typically blue or white flowers, the UK national collection being held at Burton Agnes Hall (9) |
| ANCHUSA | Plant of the borage family with rough hairy stems and bright, typically blue, flowers |
| SAPPHIRE | Clear, hard, usually blue variety of corundum used as a gemstone (8) |
| GENTIANA | Genus of a typically blue-flowering Alpine plant (8) |
| BRETON | French style of typically blue-andwhite horizontal stripes for T-shirts (6) |
| PERIWINKLE | A plant with flat, typically blue flowers and glossy leaves (10) |
| OLEARIA | An oil area is good for the shrubby 'daisy bush' genus (7) |
