| GILDED | Like a cage rather than a lily |
| PIP | Word for a single blossom; a lily of the valley rhizome; a chirp of a bird; a dot on a domino; or, from the name of an apple grown from seed, a tiny fruitlet or kernel of a Bramley, Cox, grape, strawb |
| CUP | Shape of a candlestick's bobeche for catching dripping wax; a structure at the base of an acorn; a fruit punch served in a pitcher rather than a bowl; or, a vessel from which to sip tea (3) |
| VICTORIANA | Bric-a-brac, collectables or objets characteristic of the age or era ruled by a queen whose name is given to a bravery decoration, a cake, a lily and a plum, among many other things (10) |
| CROP | Foliate part of a finial; a plant grown to be harvested collectively; or, a short equestrian whip with a loop at the end rather than a lash (4) |
| AWHITEELEPHANT | A "Humph" rather than a "Satch" sort of trumpeter displaying a gift that's a burden? (1,5,8) |
| TRUNCHEON | A baton used by a constable rather than a conductor |
| SOBER | In similes, like a judge rather than a lord |
| ONEPIECE | Like a swimming costume rather than a bikini (3-5) |
| REPUBLIC | A country with an elected president rather than a monarch as a head of state (8) |
| INREM | Of a judicial act, directed against a thing. as property. rather than a person (2,3) |
| ANALOGUE | ____ watch, one with a pointer on a dial rather than a digital display (8) |
| TYPE | Use a keyboard rather than a pencil |
| ONTAP | Served from a keg rather than a bottle (beer) (2,3) |
| ARMYANT | Social insect in a moving colony rather than a built nest |
| ART | "A veil, rather than a mirror," per Oscar Wilde |
| HANDWRITTEN | Done using a pen rather than a computer (11) |
| UPSHOT | Result in the end a six rather than a four? (6) |
| IOWA | State that holds a "caucus" rather than a presidential primary |
| EATINGAPPLE | A Fiesta or Winston rather than a Bramley or Grenadier |