| ROYALBLUE | A colour similar to sapphire (5,4) |
| AQUA | Word linking with "marine" for a variety of the mineral beryl, or for a colour similar to turquoise (4) |
| LILAC | The flower Syringa said to symbolise the first emotions of love; or, a colour similar to pale violet or lavender (5) |
| MINT | Fragrant herb related to betony, lemon balm, pennyroyal, English lavender and wild bergamot; or, a colour similar to eau de Nil (4) |
| OXFORDBLUE | Colour similar to navy; a variety of cheese; or, a university sportsman/ woman belonging to Vincent's Club (6,4) |
| MARL | Word used to describe a yarn with a melange of two or more plies of different colours, similar to heathered wool (4) |
| TEAL | Colour similar to cyan, peacock, turquoise and robin egg blue which takes its name from a dabbling duck (4) |
| ORANGE | A hesperidium with aromatic zest and juicy segmented flesh; or, its corresponding colour, similar to apricot, carrot, ginger, papaya, peach, persimmon and saffron (6) |
| BEIGE | A neutral sandy-fawn colour, similar to that of undyed wool (5) |
| TANGERINE | Citrus fruit and colour similar to 1 across (9) |
| AZURE | Colour similar to cornflower, lapis lazuli or sky blue (5) |
| AMETHYST | Colour similar to mauve; gem (8) |
| IRONGREY | Colour similar to slate, nickel, charcoal and gunmetal (4-4) |
| CYAN | Greenish-blue colour similar to aqua, teal or turquoise (4) |
| BUFF | Colour similar to sand |
| PEACOCKBLUE | Colour similar to aquamarine |
| NEONRED | Bright colour similar to pink and orange |
| SLATEBLUE | Color similar to old china |
| PEARLGRAY | Color similar to ash |
| NILEGREEN | Color similar to avocado |
