| ECLAIR | Meaning "lightning" in French, an oblong profiterole-like pastry (6) |
| DOMINO | An oblong tile in an indoor game marked with one to six pips (6) |
| ACTONE | It starts with thunder and lightning in "Macbeth" |
| PASTRY | General word for a food such as a croissant, profiterole or eclair (6) |
| PAWPAW | Tree with an oblong yellow fruit |
| SAMPLE | Small portion of profiteroles to finish more than enough |
| ECLAT | French brilliance or festive show that almost sounds like an oblong cream puff of choux pastry dough (5) |
| MERCIAN | Thanks to the French, an Anglo-Saxon settled in the Midlands (7) |
| LEAN | Spare the French an appearance in the second half (4) |
| LYONS | Surname of Zoe, the comedian who took part in Celebrity MasterChef in 2018 and hosted the quiz show Lightning in 2021 (5) |
| PUFF | Light, cream-filled choux pastry such as an eclair or a profiterole (4) |
| ASPIC | Jelly, like pastry, mostly cold (5) |
| TWIST | Cut-pile carpet; cheese straw-like pastry; or, a hip-gyrating dance (5) |
| SCONE | Biscuit-like pastry served with tea |
| AMBO | An oblong pulpit with steps at each end in the early Christian church (4) |
| MANET | A male and French - an artist |
| AGILE | To the French, an American soldier is active (5) |
| EYEFLASHES | Lightning in the middle of a hurricane? |
| ACTI | It opens with thunder and lightning, in "Macbeth" |
| TESLA | Subject of the biography "Lightning in His Hand" |
