| GOLD | Used for bullion, coins, jewellery and medals, a precious metal thought most likely to have been produced in neutron star collisions or supernova nucleosynthesis (4) |
| SILVER | Used to make mirrors, candlesticks, jewellery, coins, cutlery, medals ... a precious metal gifted for a 25th wedding anniversary (6) |
| HOARD | Archaeological term for a cache or trove of ancient coins, jewellery and other treasure; or, a secret store of money/valuables generally (5) |
| FAVOURITE | Pet thought most likely to win? (9) |
| TREASURE | From Greek for "storehouse" and the source of "thesaurus", a word for a hoard, store or trove of bullion, coins, gems or other valuables; wealth/riches generally; or, a gem of a person (8) |
| AWARDS | Medals, a drawback to society. (6) |
| KNOX | Fort for bullion |
| IDEA | Thought most of the best (4) |
| INGOT | One name obtained for bullion bar (5) |
| SILVERLEAF | Shiny design material formed by a second-place medal + a projection from a flower's stem: 2 wds. |
| PVC | Head of police gets a medal. A plastic one? (3) |
| MAYBE | Medal a Yankee wears, perhaps |
| MICHAELSTIPE | Singer likely to have been attractive to George, according to Careless Whisper (7,5) |
| HOOKIER | Pro receives one more likely to have been supplied by Del Boy (7) |
| RED | Which color in the crayon box is most likely to have enjoyed the most books? |
| ANGRIEST | Shared trestle, for example, most likely to have kittens (8) |
| PIANO | Grand music maker most likely to have a metronome on top |
| PROPAGANDA | NATO's pagan dictatorship. maybe what the Sawney Bean legend is likely to have been (4-8,10) |
| SCOTTISH | NATO's pagan dictatorship. maybe what the Sawney Bean legend is likely to have been (4-8,10) |
| ANTI | NATO's pagan dictatorship. maybe what the Sawney Bean legend is likely to have been (4-8,10) |
