| OFFWHITE | A neutral colour with similar shades including cream, eggshell, pearl, ivory and vanilla (3-5) |
| MARQUETRY | A decorative veneer in which pieces of varicoloured wood, motherof- pearl, ivory etc form elaborate mosaic-like patterns on furniture (9) |
| KINDRED | Warm colour with similar qualities |
| CROUTON | Against including cream to make soup extra (7) |
| CREAM | Dairy food; a neutral colour; or, a former rock band led by Eric Clapton (5) |
| TIAMARIA | Dark coloured coffee liqueur flavoured with rum and vanilla (3,5) |
| ISHIGURO | Author whose novel The Remains of the Day was adapted into a film by James Ivory and Ismail Merchant (8) |
| UHOHOREO | Onetime treat with chocolate creme and vanilla cookies |
| AFFOGATO | Hot espresso and vanilla ice cream as an Italian dessert |
| GREEN | With shades including apple, avocado, chartreuse, lime, mint, olive and pistachio, the traditional colour of baize; a colour associated with inexperience, youth or naivety (5) |
| ENATURAL | A neutral tone in music |
| NEUTRINO | In physics, a neutral subatomic particle (8) |
| INESCROW | Held by a neutral third party |
| PINK | Fragrant flower in the genus Dianthus; a colour with shades including blush, coral and rose; or, a scarlet jacket worn by some fox-hunters (4) |
| PURPLE | With shades including mallow, mauve, lavender, lilac, mulberry and violet, a royal colour and one used for Cadbury Dairy Milk bar wrappers (6) |
| CYAN | With shades including aquamarine, robin or duck egg, teal, Tiffany and turquoise, a greenishblue colour complementary to red (4) |
| NEAPOLITAN | Strawberry, chocolate and vanilla ice cream in a block; a classic pizza with a topping of tomatoes, basil and mozzarella representing the colours of the Italian flag; or, another name for the Parma vi |
| GRAY | A neutral color |
| BLUE | Used by Thomas Gainsborough to create one of his notable portraits, a colour with shades including lapis lazuli, turquoise, peacock and indigo (4) |
| BROWN | Colour with shades including caramel, chocolate and coffee (5) |
