| ACHROMAT | Word, from the Greek for "without colour", for a lens engineered to minimise the rainbow- like effect of optical aberration (8) |
| SHRINK | ... if only to minimise the calling of a so-called analyst. (6) |
| PLAYDOWN | To minimise the importance of (4,4) |
| AMNESIA | Word from the Greek for "without memory" (7) |
| ANESTHESIA | It comes from the Greek for "without sensation" |
| ARGON | Chemical element 18, named from the Greek for 'without work' (5) |
| PALLET | Word, derived from that of an artist's board for mixing colours, for a flat wooden blade for shaping clay; a mattress of straw; or, a platform moved with a fork-lift truck (6) |
| UMBER | Landed up with a car, having aspirated the chosen colour for a bike (5) |
| APNEA | Literally, Greek for "without breath" |
| EMEND | Word from the Latin for "without fault" |
| PEAGREEN | Writer about to admit it's a beautiful colour for a boat |
| BELIE | A little fib Eli engineered to give the wrong idea (5) |
| FRUITSALAD | A cocktail or compote of chopped berries, cherries, grapes, kiwi, orange and/or other seasonal pickings; or, alluding to said tropical rainbow-like medley, an array of military colours, decorations, m |
| NUTBROWN | Sister admits square beside temple gives a great colour for a tan (3,5) |
| LEGITIMATISE | Authentic local single carpet is engineered to allow it conform with the standards (12) |
| WHITE | Popular colour for a bride to wear (5) |
| ROAN | Soft leather from an unusual colour for a horse |
| ICHABOD | Male name from the Hebrew for "without honor" |
| SANKA | Product whose name comes from the French for "without caffeine" |
| INSTANT | Isn't worried about the colour for a moment |
