| ARMATURE | Framework around which a sculpture is modelled in clay or wax; a magnet's keeper; dynamo's rotor; or, any defensive apparatus (8) |
| KAOLIN | At the King's Head, a lion modelled in clay (6) |
| MODEL | Preparatory sculpture or maquette in clay or wax; or, a representation of an object, typically in miniature (5) |
| KEEPER | Museum or gallery curator; a goalie; or, a magnet's armature (6) |
| POLE | One of a magnet's two |
| CUP | Shape of a candlestick's bobeche for catching dripping wax; a structure at the base of an acorn; a fruit punch served in a pitcher rather than a bowl; or, a vessel from which to sip tea (3) |
| DIP | A quick bath or swim; a candle made by repeatedly immersing a wick in tallow/wax; a momentary loss of altitude during flight; or, a trough into which sheep are plunged (3) |
| KISS | A drop of sealing wax; a bite-sized melt-in-the-mouth meringue-based biscuit; or, osculation depicted in a painting by Gustav Klimt (4) |
| ARCDETRIOMPHE | What did Napoleon Bonaparte commission in 1806, which is twice as big as the one in Rome on which it is modelled? (3,2,8) |
| NEURAL | ____ network, a programme or system in computing that is modelled on the human brain (6) |
| LEE | Harper -; author whose character Charles Baker "Dill" Harris in To Kill a Mockingbird is modelled on her friend Truman Capote (3) |
| ULU | Inuit women's traditional crescent-shaped knife on which a rocking herb-chopper is modelled (3) |
| AXLE | What is a shaft around which a wheel rotates? (4) |
| CLEAT | A fastener (usually with two projecting horns) around which a rope can be secured (5) |
| ORANGES | Known collectively as a "pocket", the aromatic hesperidia modelled in chocolate by Terry's, studded with cloves to make pomanders or placed in stockings at Christmas to represent the sacks of coins se |
| INVADER | Pseudonym of a well-known French urban artist whose work is modelled on the crude pixellation of 8-bit video games |
| TASK | Henchman of Dr Evil in Austin Powers who is modelled on Oddjob from Goldfinger. (6,4) |
| RANDOM | Henchman of Dr Evil in Austin Powers who is modelled on Oddjob from Goldfinger. (6,4) |
| DAVID | Which world-famous sculpture is on display at the Galleria dell'Accademia in Florence? (5) |
| FRANGIPANE | Cream in cooking vessel around which a finger whipped! (10) |
