| LADYBUG | A small, round, brightly coloured and spotted beetle (7) |
| LADYBIRD | Small, round, brightly-coloured beetle (8) |
| TAPERED | A ribbon, brightly coloured and narrower at one end than the other (7) |
| REREDOS | Note brightly coloured and very large screen in the church |
| CHARRED | Fish coloured and burnt (7) |
| DARIOLE | A shell of pastry, etc, or a small, round mould (7) |
| GLOBULE | A small round particle of a substance (7) |
| BRIOCHE | A light sweet bread usually in the form of a small round roll (7) |
| CORACLE | A small, round boat made by stretching animal skin over a wooden frame (7) |
| CHEETAH | From Sanskrit for "leopard" and "spotted one", a swift rosetted feline whose Latin name Acinonyx jubatus, "unmoved onyx", refers to said cat's non-retractile claws (7) |
| NOTICED | Missed being frosted and spotted (7) |
| GIRASOL | Youngster holding a small, round opal |
| OCELOTS | Striped and spotted felines |
| TOQUE | It is a small, round, close-fitting hat, brimless or with a small brim, once worn by both men and women. In the 12th and 13th centuries, women wore embroidered versions, made of velvet, satin, or taff |
| TARGET | Word for a small round shield or buckler first, later a board with concentric circles as a butt to shoot at, thus an aim/focus; or, a victim (6) |
| SPIED | Spotted - small and spotted (5) |
| CARROT | Umbelliferous plant with a large tapering root which is orange-coloured and edible (6) |
| ADORN | Coloured and gilded gold ornament (5) |
| TIRED | Maybe it's over coloured and hackneyed |
| DUN | Mouse-coloured and almost bare when it returns (3) |
