| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| CENE | Recent, to a geologist |
| AEON | Billion years, to a geologist |
| EON | Long time, to a geologist |
| GNEISSWORK | "Good going!", to a geologist? |
| MOHS | German geologist who gave his name to a hardness scale |
| PASSAGE | "A ... to India," recent film |
| JOHNNOMELATELY | Recent adherent to a cause |
