| GARNISHMENT | Decoration or embellishment |
| ORNAMENT | Adornment, decoration or embellishment |
| GARNISH | An item of food used as a decoration or embellishment |
| WREATH | Circlet of flowers or foliage used as a decoration or a victor's chaplet; a carved representation of such; or, a ring of twisted gold or silver (6) |
| LITERAL | Without interpretation or embellishment. (7) |
| AWARD | Decoration or prize such as a medal, trophy or rosette; or, an amount given as compensation (5) |
| FOLIAGE | From the Old French meaning "leaf", a word for frondescence; greenery used for decoration or floral design; or, a depiction of plant forms in architecture or art (7) |
| PRUNTS | Blackberry- or raspberry-shaped blobs of molten glass fused to a rummer, vase or other piece of glassware for decoration or grip (6) |
| FRILLS | Unnecessary extra features or embellishments (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) |
| ORDER | Any of the major classical styles of architecture; or, an awarded decoration or honour (5) |
| OAKLEAF | Any one of the Quercus folios symbolising the National Trust or forming a cluster on a US military decoration; or, a lettuce with serrated edges, like said foliage (3-4) |
| GARTER | Word for a knight's decoration or a symbol of chivalry that also refers to a stocking holder or a suspender (6) |
| POMPOM | Ceremony accompanying one decoration or another (6) |
| ROSETTE | Decoration or reward (7) |
| DIAMANTE | A bright, glittering decoration or artificial jewel (8) |
| TRIM | Decoration or adornment (4) |
| IGNORE | Pay no attention to the design, or embellishments (6) |
| PATCH | Piece of cloth as decoration or to cover a hole (5) |
| CANDYCANE | Christmas tree decoration ... or a hint to what the circled letters form |
