| BENNE | Alternative name for sesame (Sesamum indicum), used especially in the US (5) |
| TULLE | A delicate silk network fabric used especially in the 19th century for making veils, hats, etc (5) |
| TABOR | A small drum used especially in the Middle Ages, struck with one hand (5) |
| FLUNK | To fail in an examination, especially in the US (5) |
| FELON | Criminal, especially in the US (5) |
| RUNES | Letters comprising the futhork alphabet, used especially in Britain and Scandinavian from around the 2nd century AD (5) |
| TRIAC | A thyristor used especially in dimmers for lighting systems. (5) |
| OSCAR | Award for Sesame Street Grouch (5) |
| COUNT | Ascertain number for Sesame Street character (5) |
| OAKUM | Loose fibre obtained by untwisting old rope, used especially in caulking wooden ships (5) |
| PLANK | A long flat piece of timber, used especially in building and flooring (5) |
| KHAKI | A dull brownish-yellow fabric used especially in military clothing (5) |
| MOOLI | Long white radish used especially in eastern cooking; from Hindi, 'root' (5) |
| THEOTOKOS | Title of the Virgin Mary used especially in the Eastern Orthodox Church; from Greek, 'godbearer' (9) |
| SAMITE | Heavy silk fabric with interwoven gold or silver threads, used especially in the Middle Ages for dressmaking and decoration (6) |
| ETHYLENE | Flammable gaseous alkene occurring in natural gas and petroleum, used especially in the manufacture of polythene (8) |
| LATEEN | Triangular fore-and-aft sail used especially in the Mediterranean (6) |
| NOCONTEST | Alternative legal term, especially in the US, for nolo contendere, in which a defendant accepts a charge without admitting guilt (2,7) |
| ZUCCHINIS | Another name for courgettes, especially in the US (9) |
| THEJAZZAGE | Name given to the 1920s and 1930s, especially in the US (3,4,3) |
