| NEOPRENE | Synthetic rubber resistant to oil and ageing used in paints and diving suits |
| GREASEPROOF | Resistant to oil penetration |
| POLYVINYL | -- acetate, colourless resin used in paints and adhesives, etc (9) |
| SCHEELESGREEN | The toxic pigment copper hydrogen arsenite, formerly used in paints and wallpapers (8,5) |
| SILICONE | Polymer used in paints and implants, say (8) |
| LATEX | Exudate from certain plants used in paint and rubber(5) |
| LINSEED | Oil used in paint and varnish (7) |
| ALKYDS | Resins in paints and adhesives |
| TURPENTINE | A volatile, pungent oil used in mixing paints and varnishes and in liniments (10) |
| LITHOPONE | White pigment made from zinc sulphide and barium sulphate, used in paints, inks, face powder etc. (9) |
| ALKYD | Synthetic resin widely used in paints (5) |
| TURPS | Oil used in paints |
| UMBER | From "shadow", natural brown clay used in oil paints and watercolours (5) |
| BRIANCASTRO | Which Adelaide-based award-winning novelist wrote Chinese Postman (2024), in part a reflection on memory and ageing from his home in the Adelaide Hills? (5,6) |
| ACETONE | Dissolving agent used in paints (7) |
| LEES | Dead yeast carried to the bottom of a vat of wine after fermentation and ageing (4) |
| SAFFLOWER | Indian plant with orange or red flowers from which dye and an oil are obtained for use in cooking, paints and medicine |
| EGRET | Greet boss ducking and diving in the wetlands (5) |
| KAMIKAZES | They're self-destructive ducking and diving in Skyfall? (9) |
| ALBA | Powdered form of gypsum used to make paints and paper (5,4) |
