| CHRYSO | From "wax", lead-based Venetian white or "spirits of Saturn" that was Elizabeth I's foundation of choice (6) |
| PHOEBE | Satellite of the planet Saturn that was discovered in the late 19th Century (6) |
| BUOY | Keep afloat, sustain courage or spirits of? |
| ANECDOTAL | Police act on lead based on hearsay (9) |
| ENCELADUS | Small icy moon of Saturn that is the most reflective body in the solar system (9) |
| DEE | River that rises in the Cairngorms and flows eastwards through Braemar and the Balmoral Estate to the North Sea; or, an alchemist who was Elizabeth I's court astronomer (3) |
| HELENE | Moon of Saturn that it is co-orbital with Dione (6) |
| ETHOS | Greek word meaning "character" for the fundamental values or spirit of a people, individual or era (5) |
| COUSIN | Mary Queen of Scots was Elizabeth I's (6) |
| ZEITGEIST | The defining mood or spirit of a certain time in history shown by its ideas and beliefs (9) |
| GENESIS | Your basic make-up is foundation |
| BODY | "Which are a shadow of things to come; but the ___ is of Ch |
| TURTLEDOVE | Old World bird with brown plumage and speckled wings associated with the carol The Twelve Days of Ch |
| REREAD | Have another look at part of CH system before getting stuck in (6) |
| RADON | Gas gets part of CH system functioning (5) |
| DRYADS | From "oak", name for nymphs or spirits who delight in said quercus or in woods generally; or, forest-trees (6) |
| THIESSEN | She was Elizabeth Burke in White Collar: Tiffani _. |
| TODD | Mike, U.S. film and theatre producer who was Elizabeth Taylor's third husband (4) |
| EVATT | The first woman to preside in the Australian federal court was Elizabeth ... (5) |
| UNIT | Measure used to express the quantity of pure alcohol in wine, beer or spirits; or, the number one (4) |
