| BOITE | French box, or bistro |
| ESTAMINET | Small French bar or bistro |
| EATERY | Beanery or bistro |
| RESTAURANT | E.g. trattoria or bistro (10) |
| CASUALRESTAURANT | Cafe or bistro, often |
| BAR | Tavern or bistro |
| EATERIES | Cafes or bistros |
| TRONC | Word, from French for "collecting box" or "poor box", for a pool of tips to be divided out among catering, hotel or restaurant staff; or, the system by which this is done (5) |
| COMPENDIUM | Book of useful hints or facts; collection of puzzles or board games in a single box; or, a set or packet of stationery for writing letters (10) |
| TRUNK | Box or chest for storage or travel; or, an elephant's proboscis (5) |
| HUTCH | A cage for a tame rabbit; a baker's kneading-trough; a box or chest; or, a derogatory word for a cramped or small house |
| SWEET | One of a number of confections or "sugarplums" sometimes stored in a decorative or elaborately styled box or bonbonniere (5) |
| FILE | A box or folder for papers; a line of soldiers; a collection of computer data; or, an emery board or rasp (4) |
| HIVE | From "ship's hull" and "barrel, cave, tub", a woven skep or other bee-house in an apiary or bole; a colony of bees occupying said dome/box; or, by extension, a scene of great busyness; a teeming multi |
| INKPAD | A wad of pigment- or sepia-soaked cloth within a shallow box or tin, for rubber-stamping or fingerprinting (6) |
| SHRUB | Mixed drink of lemon, spices, sugar and rum that shares its name with a bushy type of plant such as the Christmas box; or, a fruit cordial or syrup of raspberry or other fruit with added vinegar, for |
| JARDINIERE | Word, from the French for "female gardener", for a decorative flower box or plant stand; a garnish of mixed seasonal legumes; or, a style of drapery with a floral pattern and crescent-shaped ruffled h |
| TRAY | In-box or out-box |
| PACKAGE | A box or case, in which something is or may be packed. (7) |
| CANTEEN | Set of cutlery and its wooden box; or, a flask for campers or soldiers (7) |
