| KNOTWORK | A carving or pattern in interlaced forms; or, an ornamental piece, such as macrame, consisting of a multitude of intertwined cords (8) |
| CASSONE | A large Italian chest having a hinged lid and often decorated with a carving or painting that was revered during the Renaissance |
| PLAITED | In interlaced strands |
| SECTION | Meaning "to cut", a part or piece, such as a chapter of a book, segment of an orange or subdivision of a newspaper, orchestra or platoon (7) |
| CROSSBAR | A horizontal piece, such as a top tube of a bike, a top beam of a goal or a colourful pole of a showjump (8) |
| ROAST | Word meaning parch or torrefy, as in chestnuts, goose, ham, potatoes, vegetables etc; a joint of cooked/parched meat for carving; or, a dish, meal or plate consisting of all or some of the above (5) |
| STRIPE | An old word for a whip to the flesh with a scourge or lash; a band of colour; a banded cloth or pattern, such as that in the Breton or candy style; or, a chevron on a sleeve (6) |
| BRELOQUE | A lovely gem of a French word for a fancy pendant in the form of a charm for a Victorian bracelet or an ornamental fob dangling from a watch chain (8) |
| VOCABULARY | The words of a language, sphere or subject; a dictionary, glossary or lexicon; or, a range of stylistic forms or techniques used in an art/craft (10) |
| IDOL | From Greek for "form" or "shape", word for a false god, effigy, carving or image of a deity, revered as an object of worship; a phantom; or, a celebrity, hero, heroine, superstar etc, greatly admired, |
| FLOURISH | Mass of blossom on a fruit tree; an elaborate or flowery passage of words; a grandiose fanfare; or, an ornamental embellishment in handwriting or scrollwork (8) |
| GAMBIT | From the Italian meaning "act of tripping up", an initial chess move in which a minor piece such as a pawn is sacrificed to secure an advantageous position (6) |
| GARLAND | Plaited wreath of flowers and foliage draped as a decoration; or, an old word for anthology or miscellany of literary pieces such as poems (7) |
| SWAG | An ornamental festoon, garland or wreath; a carving, painting or drapery representing any of these; dialect for a rocking motion; or, a thief's booty (4) |
| PLASTRON | Underside of a tortoise's shell; a breastplate; or, an ornamental front part of a bodice (8) |
| LARGO | From Latin for "abundant, copious" and Italian for "broad, wide", word for a slow tempo; or, a piece, such as Dvorak's "Hovis symphony", performed in this manner (5) |
| SCROLL | Roll of ribbon-tied paper, papyrus or parchment; or, a decorative carving or design based on flowers or foliage (6) |
| TEMPLATE | A mould or pattern, such as a thin plate, that is used as a guide to the form of a piece being made (8) |
| ART | Creative piece such as a painting or a sculpture |
| PLATEAU | Geomorphological tableland; a style of lady's flat-topped chapeau; or, an ornamental dish, salver or tray (7) |
