| MANICOTTI | Hollow tubes of pasta similar to cannelloni but larger and typically ridged; from Italian, 'little sleeves' (9) |
| RYA | Sheep native to Sweden My little S. |
| OXLIP | Any of several kinds of Primula having flowers in a stalked umbel like the cowslip, but larger and paler (5) |
| ANGELHAIR | Rod-shaped strands of pasta similar in length to spaghetti and vermicelli but much thinner, known in Italian as capellini (5,4) |
| CANNELLONI | Hollow tubes of pasta stuffed with a meat or vegetable mixture (10) |
| ORZO | A type of pasta similar in size to grains of rice (4) |
| BUCATINI | Long thin hollow tubes of pasta (8) |
| ZUCCHINI | Usual North American name for courgette; from Italian, ' little gourd' (8) |
| STEM | Hollow tube of a tobacco pipe (4) |
| AGNOLOTTI | Italian pasta ripiena (stuffed pasta) similar to ravioli, characteristic of the Piedmont region (9) |
| ZITI | Pasta similar to penne sometimes served at Sicilian or Italian weddings (4) |
| CISITALIA | Italian small car builder, active from 1946 to 1949, and sold off in 1952 - its main claim to fame is the ground-breaking 202 GT design of 1947 (9) |
| RAT | Any of various long-tailed rodents similar to but larger than a mouse. |
| PAPPARDELLE | Italian pasta similar to wide fettuccine (11) |
| DOLPHIN | It's similar to, but larger than, a porpoise (7) |
| PRAWN | Marine decapod crustacean similar to but larger than a shrimp, especially the common Palaemon serratus (5) |
| CARBUNCLE | An extensive skin eruption, similar to, but larger than, a boil (9) |
| FETTUCCINE | Flat, ribbon pasta similar to tagliatelle (10) |
| PENNE | Pasta similar to ziti |
| ROTELLE | Pasta similar to fiori |
