| ANELLI | From Italian for "little rings", miniature loops of pasta, known in the UK as "spaghetti hoops" (6) |
| SQUAREMEAL | Not, say, spaghetti hoops on a round of toast? (6,4) |
| TORTELLINI | Little rings of pasta with stuffing (10) |
| ANNULATE | Word used in architecture and heraldry to refer to "little rings" (8) |
| STITCH | Each of a series of sewn loops of thread, such as one in the "saddle" style, created only by hand (6) |
| PANINI | Grilled sandwich whose name is the plural of the Italian for 'little bread' (6) |
| THERMS | Units of heat formerly used in Britain as the statutory unit of gas supplied (6) |
| SONNET | Word from Italian for "little tune" |
| LOON | The North American name for the type of bird known in the UK as a diver (4) |
| SUMMIT | Meeting in July 1955 between the US, USSR, France and Britain, as a first step towards easing Cold War tensions (6,6) |
| GENEVA | Meeting in July 1955 between the US, USSR, France and Britain, as a first step towards easing Cold War tensions (6,6) |
| ROCOCO | Extravagant art style known in Britain as 'the French taste' (6) |
| HOLSTEIN | Usual North American name for the black-and-white dairy cattle breed known in the UK as Friesians (8) |
| SLOOPS | Small rings found in boats (6) |
| PICOTS | Loops of twisted thread in lace or embroidery (6) |
| CHUKKA | Hack travelling across United Kingdom as part of equestrian event (6) |
| TONGED | Served, as spaghetti |
| SPAGHETTI | From Italian for "little cords", pasta in the shape of long strings (9) |
| LASSOS | Loops of rope used by cowboys. (6) |
| NOOSES | Loops of rope (6) |
