| PARQUETRY | Counter outside still missing centrepiece for flooring |
| DISTINCT | Counter outside can, over time, become detached |
| STASH | Headgear, say, on the counter outside small store (5) |
| HOWEVER | We hang about outside still |
| SUPERSTORE | Missing centrepiece of meals, hurried for a big shop |
| UPGRADED | Promoted at uni, Greek put on missing centrepiece (8) |
| VALVE | Mechanical device very vital, missing centrepiece (5) |
| QUIESCENT | Inactive, still missing last spoor |
| BANQUET | Outlaw still missing one meal (7) |
| COQUETTE | Flighty type: still missing one in birdhouse (8) |
| RUNAWAYS | Fugitives using ladder, still missing line |
| RACQUET | Vehicle returned -- still missing one item on forecourt? (7) |
| EPICURE | Bon vivant, Argentine ultimately still missing tango |
| EPERGNE | Word, from the French for "saving, economy", for a branched ornamental centrepiece for a variety of bonbons, fruits, nuts, sweetmeats and the like, thus "saving" diners the trouble of passing dishes a |
| SERENGETI | Park still retains good centrepiece for artist (9) |
| COMFORTABLE | Arrive to collect missing centrepiece, and something it could go on in snug (11) |
| HOLDINGTERN | Arctic bird with no place to land (and Pat's still missing)? |
| TREAT | Looking back, pie includes centrepiece for celebration (5) |
| PATTY | Harriott finally provides new centrepiece for party cake (5) |
| DOWNATHEEL | Shabby blue articles, centrepiece for jeweller |
