| BABYBLUE | A pastel shade of azure, cerulean, cornflower, cyan or periwinkle that is commonly associated with newborn boys' clothes or pale-sapphire-coloured eyes (4,4) |
| BELFAST | 'City of ___', orange-red floribunda rose nominally associated with N. Ireland's capital (7) |
| BLUE | Azure, cerulean, cornflower, teal, periwinkle ... colour of a rainbow between green and indigo, used to symbolise the throat in Indian chakra healing (4) |
| CREEPER | Any plant (such as ivy or periwinkle) that grows by 'crawling' along the ground (7) |
| AQUILEGIA | Also known as granny's bonnet, a self-seeding, clump-forming flower with blooms in pastel shades of pink, lavender, peach, lemon, mauve or cream (9) |
| ROYALBLUE | Bright shade of azure (5,4) |
| BORAGE | A mildly cucumber-flavoured herb with azure, cerulean or sky-blue star-shaped flowers beloved by bumblebees and honey bees and used to garnish a claret/Pimm's cup (6) |
| POWDER | Word linking with blue for a pastel shade (one of the Pantone colours), or with baking for an ingredient used to make scones, soda bread or naan (6) |
| OREAD | Nymph of a mountain or grotto in Greek mythology, commonly associated with Artemis (5) |
| CRAYON | From the Latin for "chalk", a pastel-like stick of pigmented wax; or, with "manner", a printmaking technique used for the reproduction of brown or red chalk drawings (6) |
| KEPI | Flat circular cap with a visor most commonly associated with the French military (4) |
| HERON | Wading bird with a long neck, slim body, and plumage that is commonly grey or white |
| BLUISH | Without one tinge of red or with a tinge of azure (6) |
| ROSEPINK | Pose skating in the rink in a pastel shade |
| SADE | Smooth Operator, the song commonly associated with F1 driver Carlos Sainz, is composed by whom? (4) |
| SHELL | Exoskeleton of a mollusc such as a cockle, oyster or periwinkle (5) |
| SHOREBIRD | Any member of the suborder Charadrii (order Charadriiformes) that is commonly found on sea beaches or inland mudflats; in Britain they are called waders, or wading birds. |
| BITUMEN | A black mixture of hydrocarbons that is commonly used to surface roads (7) |
| BOATLOAD | Nautical term that is commonly used as a synonym for "a large amount" |
| ALMOND | The nutlike kernel of a pastel-coloured sugar-panned dragee or comfit, often used as a confetto (6) |
