| HEMATITE | What is the common mineral iron oxide, known as (8) |
| SKIPJACK | What is the common name for the tuna fish which is the only member of the genus Katsuwonus? (8) |
| LORIKEET | What is the common name of the Trichoglossus with feathers the colour of the rainbow? (8) |
| GOETHITE | What is the common name for the mineral FeO(OH)? (8) |
| REEDMACE | What is the common name for any of the plants of the genus Typha? (4,4) |
| CAPITALS | What is the common term for upper-case letters? (8) |
| FELDSPAR | Iron box containing fifty diamonds and common mineral |
| SANGUINE | A red chalk coloured with iron oxide, used in sketches by Old Masters such as da Vinci (8) |
| REDBRICK | Clay and iron oxide block (8) |
| THERMITE | Aluminium and iron oxide mixture used in welding (8) |
| REDOCHER | Iron oxide-based pigment |
| NEEMTREES | In the plural, what is the common name for the Indian plants, Azadirachta indica, whose seed oil is used as an insect repellent? (4,5) |
| TASMANIANTIGER | What is the common name of the thylacine, which is tan coloured with black stripes across the back? |
| ROCKPIGEON | What is the common name of the birds of the genus Petrophassa that inhabit the sandstone gorges of n |
| KATYDID | What is the common name of the large grasshoppers of the family Tettigoniidae, which are known for their loud sound? (7) |
| ANIL | What is the common name for the shrub Indigofera suffruticosa, which is native to the subtropical and tropical Americas and yields indigo? (4) |
| YORRELL | What is the common name of the Eucalyptus gracilis species of mallee found in dry regions of inland Australia and also known as snap-and-rattle or red mallee? (7) |
| SNAPDRAGON | What is the common name for the garden flower the antirrhinum? (10) |
| COLLARBONE | In the human body, what is the common name for the clavicle? (10) |
| OLIVINE | Common mineral in the igneous rocks that makes up the Earth's crust under the oceans. |
