| COBALT | A metallic element, or a blue pigment prepared from it (6) |
| SEPIA | A cuttlefish; a rich pigment prepared from its ink; the fine brown colour of said fluid; or, a drawing or photograph in this tone (5) |
| SPLINE | Word for a thin slat; a narrow key with which to mate rotating elements; or, a flexible strip for drawing curves (6) |
| MARINE | Word linking with "ultra" for a blue pigment traditionally derived from lapis lazuli that was used in the Wilton Diptych (6) |
| RHYTHM | Related to the Greek meaning "to flow", a vowelless word for a pattern of recurrence, such as musical beat or a regular harmonious sequence of colours, elements or shapes in art (6) |
| HOLMIA | Latin name for Stockholm, after which a metallic element is named (6) |
| NICKEL | One can get a metallic element for five cents (6) |
| CLOCHE | From the French meaning "bell", a type of miniature greenhouse for protecting young vegetable plants from the elements or to germinate seedlings (6) |
| TREBLE | Highest-pitched choirboy/girl voice; an inner ring on a dartboard; showjump with three elements; or, three victories in a given season (6) |
| RADIUM | A metallic element |
| COPPER | A metallic element |
| ASPECT | Element or feature of a problem |
| SCULPT | Couplets composed lacked poem's essential elements or form (6) |
| GROUP | A band of musicians/singers, a circle of friends, a class of peers, a cluster of galaxies, a family of chemical elements or a gathering of people (5) |
| INDIGO | Very dark blue pigment (6) |
| ZAFFER | Blue pigment |
| CYAN | A blue pigment used as a primary colour in printing (4) |
| SPENDER | Author of The Destructive Element; or, a 1990s drama starring Jimmy Nail (7) |
| WATER | One of four zodiacal elements; or, a wavy sheen on satin or silk (5) |
| RAGDOLL | A moppet made from scraps of cloth; or, a blue-eyed affectionate cat, named for its apparent tendency to go limp or floppy, like said toy (3,4) |
