| ACTINIC | _______ keratosis; a premalignant condition of thick, scaly, or crusty patches of skin (7) |
| FRANCOLIN | Quail- like bird of Asia and Africa that might be painted, scaly or handsome (9) |
| ANON | Sweet pulpy tropical fruit with thick scaly rind and shiny black seeds. |
| ALON | Sweet pulpy tropical fruit with thick scaly rind and shiny black seeds. |
| LICHENS | Organisms occurring as crusty patches or bushy growths on tree trunks (7) |
| PIEBALD | Animals having patches of black, white or other colours of hair, feathers or scales (7) |
| ECZEMA | A skin condition marked by itchy and inflamed patches of skin (6) |
| LULLABY | "A wand'ring minstrel I - A thing of shreds and patches, Of ballads, songs and snatches, And dreamy - !" Gilbert, The Mikado (7) |
| SIGNALS | Indicates... a term for patches of colour at base of iris falls (7) |
| FLECKED | Dotted with marks or small patches of colour (7) |
| DAPPLED | Having spots or patches of color. |
| MOTTLED | With patches of colour (7) |
| BLOTCHY | Disguised by cloth with irregular patches of colour (7) |
| LICHEN | Organism that occurs as crusty patches or bushy growths on tree trunks or bare ground (6) |
| HIVES | Allergy that causes red patches of skin |
| CORNS | Hardened patches of skin on one's feet |
| MOTTLES | Marks with patches of color |
| TEAL | A deep greenish blue, reminiscent of the colour of the distinctive eye patches of a duck of the same name (4) |
| BRINDLED | An animal's coat that has brown or grey streaks or patches of a darker colour (8) |
| SPELLS | Fits of illness, irritation etc; or, patches of cold weather, rain or sunshine (6) |
