| STRATUM | Distinct layer of sedimentary rock, categorised as a lamina if under a centimetre thick and a bed if over (7) |
| PETAL | From "thin metal plate" and "leaf", a word for a lamina of a bloom's corolla, used as a term of endearment (0-5) |
| STRATA | The distinct layers of sedimentary rocks (6) |
| PATINA | Thin layer of sedimentary rock (6) |
| SILL | In geology, a tabular sheet intrusion of igneous rock between older layers of sedimentary rock (4) |
| BED | A geological layer or stratum of sedimentary rock; bottom of a river or sea; or, a plot for roses (3) |
| BADLANDS | Arid terrain created by long-term erosion of sedimentary rock into labyrinthine complexes of gullies and pinnacles |
| OIL | Dinosaur remains are sometimes converted into this fuel under the weight of sedimentary rock over millions of years. |
| ENDANGERED | Description of a species (such as the Sri Lankan elephant or the Bornean orang-utan) categorised as likely to become extinct (10) |
| FREUDIANSLIP | Lace if under a petticoat can be a revealing thing |
| TRANCE | Canter about as if under a spell (6) |
| CHILD | He/she can travel free on the railway if under a certain age (5) |
| ALIBATESFLINT | ___ Quarries U.S. National Monument in Texas authorized in 1965 that is rich in a type of sedimentary rock: 2 wds. |
| ANGSTROM | Unit of length equal to one hundred-millionth of a centimetre, used mainly to measure electromagnetic wavelengths and atomic distances (8) |
| WAUGH | Novelist who wrote The Foxglove Saga, Who Are The Violets Now?, Consider the Lilies and A Bed of Flowers (5) |
| OBESE | Description of a body mass categorised as 30 or above on the BMI scale (5) |
| STORM | Word describing the intensity of the wind and weather conditions when categorised as 10 on the Beaufort scale (5) |
| ENCHANTED | Might need to include prose song if under a spell (9) |
| PORTLANDSTONE | Form of sedimentary rock quarried in Dorset that has been used for buildings including St Paul's Cathedral and Buckingham Palace (8,5) |
| SETTLE | It's a seat during the day and a bed at night |
