| AURUM | What, if not the name of a metal, is the title of the eighth studio album by the Polish gothic rock band Closterkeller, released in 2009? (5) |
| SYPHILIS | What disease was called "the French disease" by the British and Germans, "the Neapolitan disease" by the French, "the Polish disease" by the Russians and "the German disease" by the Polish? (8) |
| OXLIP | Yellow primrose that's *not* the name of an IU album |
| IRON | What metal is the main component of meteorites? (4) |
| ZINC | Bluish white metal is the last letter in carbon |
| IRONORE | Yoko in Ireland about to find rock from which a metal is obtained (4,3) |
| ORE | Material from which a metal is extracted (3) |
| SCORIA | Slag or dross that remains after a metal is smelted from its ore (6) |
| NIHIL | Released in 1995, what is the eighth studio album by industrial rock group KM FDM? (5) |
| MOVINGPICTURES | The eighth studio album by Rush, which became their biggest selling album in the US |
| DRILL | Disciplined repetitive exercise for teaching a skill; The , eighth studio album by post-punk band, Wire; they played Preston, Guild Hall in October 2017(5) |
| GALLERY | Minstrel in the, eighth studio album by British rock band Jethro Tull released in 1975 (7) |
| PIER | What. if not a landing place for ships, is a support of the span of a bridge? (4) |
| PSEUDONYM | What, if not a pen name, is the assumed name used by a writer on publications? (9) |
| ROSELLA | What, if not a parrot, is the common name for the bright red fruit of the hibiscus plant used for pies or flavouring? (7) |
| MUSIC | The eighth studio album by Madonna, released in 2000 |
| ENOS | First name of the Cardinal who made a "mad dash" from first to home in the bottom of the eighth inning of Game 7 of the 1946 World Series |
| TOEIN | What, if not finding an opportunity, is the slight convergence of the wheels of a car to increase steering stability? (3-2) |
| THEDARKSIDE | Eighth studio album by the rock band Pink Floyd, released in 1973 (3,4,4,2,3,4) |
| OFTHEMOON | Eighth studio album by the rock band Pink Floyd, released in 1973 (3,4,4,2,3,4) |
