| GRACENOTE | Embellishment in bar once thrown in fireplace |
| LOIRE | Water flowing round among coins once thrown in Trevi? |
| TEA | Party once thrown in Boston's harbor |
| SPARRE | Henry's wife spotted in Kentish bar once |
| NICKEL | Cost of a candy bar, once |
| CONFETTI | What thrown paper pieces symbolise sweets once thrown during Italian carnivals? (8) |
| OUSTED | Oxford University's young rebel once thrown out (6) |
| PRETTIFIED | Having excess embellishment in various colours holds installer up (10) |
| ELABORATION | Embellishment in speech by English political party |
| GUITARLICK | Bit of embellishment in a rock song |
| HALFTRUTH | A bit of embellishment in a fish story, say |
| SERIF | Embellishment in some fonts |
| DECOR | Embellishment in suede, corduroy (5) |
| BORSTAL | Wayward lot, and bars, once seen here? |
| MORDENT | Musical embellishment in which a note is rapidly alternated with the one immediately below it; from Italian, 'to bite' (7) |
| FLOURISH | Mass of blossom on a fruit tree; an elaborate or flowery passage of words; a grandiose fanfare; or, an ornamental embellishment in handwriting or scrollwork (8) |
| EMBROIDERY | Based on "weave, plait", a word for the art or pastime of ornamenting fabric with needlework; the fancywork created; diversity or variegation; or, invented fanciful embellishment in reporting, storyte |
| SINGLET | Vest in fireplace in the way (7) |
| FINISHINGTOUCHES | Embellishments in cushion, gift she prepared (9,7) |
| BEADING | Decorative use of small embellishments in stitching (7) |
