| GOLDENHELLOS | Welcome payments in precious metal? He will in different ones (6,6) |
| HARDYGOLDSMITH | Robust artisan working in precious metal? [Oliver] |
| MIDAS | The first to be involved with heavy metal. He had the touch (5) |
| ARTIE | He will, in time, take it back (5) |
| HELLBENT | He will, in short, be not vacant, but intent on action (4-4) |
| SILVERSMITHS | Workers in precious metal (12) |
| PLATINUM | One mountain, turned over, getting millions in precious metal |
| AGEOLD | Antique article, Eastern, coated in precious metal (3-3) |
| SILVERSMITH | Sea cook's story verbally identifying worker in precious metal |
| AUTUMN | Months in precious metal barrel giving time to mature |
| AUTOMATON | Machine putting fruit in precious metal can at last (9) |
| SILVERMOUNTED | Set in precious metal (6-7) |
| SILVERED | Coated in precious metal (8) |
| OTHERS | "Different ones of a different sort," he put in (6) |
| HAULAGE | Chap corners line in precious metals transport (7) |
| GOLDSMITH | Worker in precious metals, playwright Oliver or Jemima Khan's maiden name |
| RAMRAIDER | He steals sheep? He will bang on about it! (3,6) |
| SILVER | Eggs can quickly tarnish which precious metal? (6) |
| ARGENTINA | Which country was named after a precious metal? (9) |
| LAMPSHELL | Sea creature hit police sergeant? He will! (4-5) |
