| DELFTWARE | Type of originally Dutch tinglazed pottery used to make blueand-white tiles and tulipieres or the later English variety for items such as puzzle jugs and flower bricks (9) |
| BALLPARK | Arena for the San Francisco Giants or the LA Dodgers (8) |
| ENTOMB | Creamy-yellow variety of originally Dutch potato, used as an all-rounder (6) |
| CHINA | Pottery used to make echinacea (5) |
| AZULEJO | Any one of the typically blue-and-white tiles traditionally used to decorate the buildings and streets of Portugal or Spain (7) |
| TRIAL | Test of a sheepdog's herding skills; sample piece of pottery used to test the heat of a kiln; or, a judicial examination (5) |
| VERMEER | Artist whose oil on canvas of a lady playing a virginal shows blueand-white Delft tiles and a painting of Cupid holding a playing card (7) |
| ATT | Communications co. with a blueand-white globe logo |
| DOMINOES | Game with rectangular black-and-white tiles |
| DELFT | Blue-and-white Dutch pottery in the form of tulipieres, plates, tiles, vases ... (5) |
| DOMINO | Black-and-white tile (6) |
| VASES | Tulipieres, e.g. |
| FROMAGE | - frais; variety of originally French soft cheese that is typically served with compote or used to thicken a savoury sauce (7) |
| LAUD | Sing or speak the praises of, originally as an act of worship (4) |
| TERRACOTTA | Ceramic material, naturally brown-red, used since early times to make bricks, tiles and pots |
| BATTENS | Sawn strips of wood used to provide a fixing for tiles and slates (7) |
| STONEWARE | Durable type of pottery used for vintage flagons, Provencal tians, Japanese tea bowls, tapas dishes, bread crocks and pots for kitchen utensils (9) |
| OXO | Name of a brand of originally beef stock cubes that is also a phrase meaning "hugs and kisses" (3) |
| SOLO | From Italian meaning "alone," the word in English can refer to a musical composition for a single voice or instrument or to a performance carried out alone. The oldest sense in English dates to the la |
| PAVE | Prepare the way to lay tiles and the like |
