| BANQUETTE | French word used to describe a small often upholstered backless bench; a footbridge; or, a raised step or path behind a rampart (9) |
| OPUSCULE | A diminutive of Latin for "work", used to describe a small or petty artistic, literary or musical work (8) |
| HOODLUM | Which word, probably a German derivative, emerged in San Francisco in the 1870s to describe a small-time gangster? (7) |
| FORM | Structural unity in literature, music or painting; etiquette; a long backless bench for a dining hall, law court or schoolroom; or, a hare's nest (4) |
| ANT | A small often black insect that lives in a colony (3) |
| WALKOVER | Use a footbridge in a breeze? (8) |
| ETON | A footbridge from Windsor leads to it |
| SNUFFBOX | A small, often ornamental, case for powdered smokeless tobacco (8) |
| OTTOMAN | Upholstered backless sofa |
| CURB | Chain attached to a horse's bit; or, a raised edge such as a border of stones around a well's mouth (4) |
| PICOT | One of a series of loops edging lace or ribbon; or, a raised type of knot or stitch in embroidery (5) |
| BEAM | Timber structure for supporting a roof; or, a raised horizontal bar for gymnastics (4) |
| INCROWD | What describes a small group of people considered particularly fashionable or popular? (2-5) |
| GROVE | What word describes a small group of trees? (5) |
| COMPERE | Meaning "godfather", a French word used to describe a variety show host or a master of ceremonies (7) |
| BANK | From "bench", a word for a money-dealer's table or counter that came to mean an establishment for the custody of money; a tier of oars; a row of keys; or, a sloped side of a river (4) |
| CONCIERGE | From Latin for "fellow servant", a French word used to refer to a hotel or apartment building's residential bellhop, caretaker, doorkeeper, hall porter, janitor or warden (9) |
| TOUCHE | French word used to acknowledge a hit in fencing, thus a point scored in an argument or a riposte (6) |
| ETAPE | French word used to describe a stage or leg of a multi-stage bicycle race such as the Tour de France (5) |
| LIBRAIRE | French word used to refer to a bibliopole or a bookseller (8) |
