| FORTUNECOOKIE | Biscuit containing a motto (7,6) |
| GARIBALDI | Biscuit containing a layer of compressed currants (9) |
| EPLURIBUSUNUM | A motto on the US Great Seal |
| SNAP | A simple card game, a banger inside a Christmas cracker; or, a rolled ginger biscuit containing whipped cream (4) |
| LEGEND | Term for a saint's life story, a fable, an inscription, a map's key, a motto, a myth, a traditional untrue/unhistorical tale or other "thing to be perused" (6) |
| CEREAL | ____ bar, rectangular biscuit containing edible grain, eaten as a snack (6) |
| MACAROON | Chewy biscuit containing almond paste (8) |
| TEMPUS | With "fugit", Latin for "time flies", observed as a motto with a symbol of a winged sand timer on a clock, gravestone, monument or sundial (6) |
| CRACKER | A biscuit, if pulled, may reveal a motto (7) |
| FORTUNECOOKIES | Biscuits containing messages on paper, served in some Chinese restaurants (7,7) |
| POSY | A nosegay; or, a motto or sentiment engraved inside a ring (4) |
| TOMATO | A motto applicable to a fruit plant |
| TOMATOSAUCE | Cause a motto about a condiment (6,5) |
| SCROLL | Furl or cylinder of parchment or paper inscribed with text; or, a ribbon-like decorative motif, sometimes bearing a motto (6) |
| SAMPLER | Often incorporating the alphabet or a motto, a piece of embroidery demonstrating skill in needlework (7) |
| EPIGRAPH | An inscription; or, a motto/quote at the beginning of a chapter or work (8) |
| AGEE | "OTTO MADE NED A MOTTO" penner |
| MANTRA | Prayer like a motto |
| MAXIM | Mum figures it's a motto |
| BEPREPARED | Get ready a motto for the scouts (2,8) |