| EGGCRATE | Having rectangular cells, as a ceiling |
| BATTERY | Device containing one or more dry-cells as a source of power; series of cages for egg-laying hens; set of cooking utensils; or, a marching percussion ensemble (7) |
| NINEVOLTBATTERY | Rectangular cell |
| PERJURIES | Lies in cell as a consequence of them? (9) |
| PLASTERED | Drunk (as a ceiling or wall may be) (9) |
| AROSE | Cropped up as a ceiling fitment |
| ONHIGH | Really cooling the room down, as a ceiling fan might |
| PENDANT | Adornment such as a locket suspended from a necklace; a ceiling light such as a chandelier; or, one of two paintings intended as a pair (7) |
| SOLITARY | See 8D. Isolation of a prisoner in a separate cell as punishment (8,11) |
| CONFINEMENT | See 7D. Isolation of a prisoner in a separate cell as punishment (8,11) |
| SCHWANN | In 1839, Theodor ____ identified cells as the basic components of both animal and plant tissue |
| ZINC | This metal is used in galvanizing iron and steel against corrosion and in making brasses and alloys for die-casting. In the human body, it's found in high concentrations in red blood cells as an essen |
| ECCLESIAL | Of the Christian Church cell, as ice forms it (9) |
| PLASTER | Adhesive strip for a cut or a scratch; or, a mixture, such as stucco, for a ceiling, wall or a crumbly old patch (7) |
| ANODE | Positive electrode in an electrolytic cell as opposed to the cathode (5) |
| COFFER | From "chest, basket", a strongbox for valuables; a watertight chamber; or, a sunken lacunar in a ceiling (6) |
| STIPPLED | Having a pattern of dots, on a ceiling perhaps (8) |
| STOODON | Used to change a ceiling light bulb, as a chair |
| AIRCOOLED | Like a room with a breeze from a ceiling fan: Hyph. |
| AFFIX | Attach, as in Christmas decorations to a ceiling, and as in daff, ixia possibly! (5) |
