| LIDO | From the Italian meaning "shore", a swimming pool often near a beach (4) |
| ORARIAN | Meaning "shore", a word for a person who lives on the coast (7) |
| SCOW | From "push a boat from the shore", a large flat-bottomed barge or lighter; or, in the US, a sailing yacht or dinghy (4) |
| CODA | From the Italian meaning "tail", a concluding passage that rounds off a sonata movement (4) |
| SURF | Mass of sea foam formed by waves breaking on a shore; a ride on a wave; or, an illegal jaunt on the roof of a fast-moving train for excitement (4) |
| CASH | Derived from the Italian meaning "money box", one's readily available funds in the form of coins and banknotes collectively (4) |
| DORM | Building often near a cafeteria |
| TENT | Shelter often near a campfire |
| CRAB | Crustacean found in a rock pool, often with other marine creatures such as limpets and sea anemones (4) |
| WAVE | You might catch one near a beach (4) |
| YMCA | Org. with a pool, often |
| MATE | Friend often near the end of a chess game |
| BYOB | Abbr. often near "R.S.V.P." |
| OPER | Letters often near 0 |
| PICCOLO | From the Italian meaning "small", a half-size flute; a quarter-size bottle of champagne also called a split; or, a variety of cherry tomato (7) |
| CANTEEN | From the Italian meaning "wine cellar", a word originally for a shop in a barracks selling liquor and provisions to troops that later came to mean a soldier's water bottle (7) |
| BAGATELLE | From the Italian meaning "conjuror's trick" or "a trifle", a game from which pinball derived; or, a light piece of music for piano (9) |
| SCHERZO | From the Italian meaning "joke/jest", a playful composition in a symphony or sonata, such as the third movement in Beethoven's Fifth Symphony (7) |
| CHIPOLATA | From the Italian meaning "flavoured with onions", a small or thin type of sausage, served in a casserole or as a party nibble (9) |
| TRECENTO | From the Italian meaning "300", word used to describe the 14th century in Italian cultural history (8) |
