| NINARICCI | French fashion designer of Italian origin 1883-1970 (4,5) |
| DIOR | Christian ___, French fashion designer of the 1940s and 1950s (4) |
| RICCI | Nina ___ (1883-1970), Turinborn French fashion designer (5) |
| DONATELLA | Chief fashion designer of the Versace empire |
| SONNET | Verse form of Italian origin consisting of 14 lines (6) |
| PIZZAS | Flat slabs of dough of Italian origin topped with tomato sauce, cheese and other ingredients (6) |
| PLUM | Long, egg-shaped fruit of Solanum chopersicum, often of Italian origin, and frequently canned for using in cooking sauces (4) |
| TOMATO | Long, egg-shaped fruit of Solanum chopersicum, often of Italian origin, and frequently canned for using in cooking sauces (6) |
| PIZZA | A flat, open-faced pie of Italian origin (5) |
| RISOTTO | Creamy rice dish of Italian origin. (7) |
| PASTA | Staple food of Italian origin (5) |
| ROMANO | A hard sharp cheese of Italian origin (6) |
| GRAPPA | Grape-based brandy of Italian origin (6) |
| MINESTRONE | Mixed-vegetable soup of Italian origin (10) |
| INTAGLIO | Word, of Italian origin, for an engraved gemstone (8) |
| BOLOGNASAUSAGE | Meat product of Italian origin also known as polony |
| ANNUNCIATA | Girl's name, of Italian origin, which means 'announcement' (10) |
| SESTINA | Starts to spot exotic symbolism over time in a verse form of Italian origin (7) |
| HALSTON | One-named fashion designer of the 1970s |
| BOATENG | Ozwald, British fashion designer of Ghanaian descent born in 1967 (7) |
