| TSUBA | An often decorative or collectable hand guard of a Japanese sword (5) |
| HILT | The grip and hand guard of a sword |
| COQUILLES | Scallops served in their shells; little shell-like dishes or pastry cases when used to serve said food; pats of butter; or, bell-shaped hand guards of epees, foils or small swords (9) |
| ANTIQUE | Word for remains, including sculpture, from the ancient Greek or Roman world that is extended to mean anything old or collectable (7) |
| MAIZE | Often decorative ears |
| SLOTS | Machines with levers that are often decorative |
| TEACOSY | Often-decorative kitchen item, in Britain |
| INDIANCORN | Often decorative ears |
| SHELL | Case of a walnut, pistachio etc; type of sword hand-guard; a light racing boat; or, an item studied in conchology (5) |
| SWEET | One of a number of confections or "sugarplums" sometimes stored in a decorative or elaborately styled box or bonbonniere (5) |
| COLLE | Paired with "papier", hence "glued paper", a French art term for a type of montage of decorative or printed scraps, pasted to form a composition of usually abstract design (5) |
| EPEES | Fencing swords similar to foils but with a larger hand-guard (5) |
| BOWIE | ___ knife, a stout one-edged hunting dagger with a short hilt and hand guard |
| MAGIC | Former US basketball player often regarded as the greatest point guard of all time, _ Johnson (5) |
| KENDO | Japanese sword-play martial art (5) |
| TACHI | Single-edged Japanese sword predating the shorter, less curved katana, traditionally used by samurai on horseback (5) |
| TANTO | Short Japanese sword; no tat (anag.) (5) |
| NINJA | Member of a Japanese warrior class; Warrington's Tru ___ is a popular action and adventure park promoting fitness, challenge and fun (5) |
| SUSHI | Makes us his version of a Japanese dish (5) |
| AKITA | Dog of a Japanese breed (5) |
