| BEZELS | Settings for precious gemstones in jewellery; or, grooved rings for holding clock/watch glasses in position (6) |
| BINDERS | Folders fitted with metal rings for holding loose sheets of paper or collections of magazines (7) |
| CLASPS | Fasteners in jewellery or firm embrace (6) |
| MINERS | Excavators who dig for precious gemstones and minerals (6) |
| CRYSTALS | Watch-glasses the class try to assemble (8) |
| PASTOR | Any one of the Gemstones, in "The Righteous Gemstones" |
| JEWELS | Crown -; Queen's 23,578 gemstones in the Tower of London guarded by sentries, yeoman warders and ravens (6) |
| COLLET | Clawed part of a ring for holding an individual gemstone (6) |
| GARNETS | Strange setting for precious stones (7) |
| BEZEL | Setting for precious stones |
| FANG | The long pointed hollow or grooved tooth of a venomous snake (4) |
| FANGS | The long, pointed, hollow or grooved teeth of venomous snakes (5) |
| WINDER | Word for a step of a spiral staircase; a knob or key for adjusting a clock/watch; a bobbin or spool; a twisting plant; or, a horn-blower (6) |
| PAUA | M?ori word for an abalone or its shell used for jewellery or trinkets (4) |
| CHAPTER | Book division; period in history/life; or, a Roman numeral on a clock/watch face (7) |
| SAPPHIRE | One of the four precious gemstones; a traditional gift for a 45th wedding anniversary (8) |
| ICE | Water in it's frozen crystal-like state, figuratively broken when starting a conversation; an informal word for diamonds/flashy jewellery; or, a pink-and-white confection of desiccated coconut and sug |
| SILVERSMITHS | Artisans who make or repair jewellery or other small decorative objects from the precious argentine metal that was formerly used to make sixpences and other coins (12) |
| EMERALDS | Precious gemstones whose name means "flash" or "sparkle" (8) |
| TIMEPIECE | Clock, watch or similar instrument (9) |
