| INKHORN | Name of a vessel for holding sepia or other chirographic fluid on a desk, thus used as a byword for a learned pedant or fussy writer (7) |
| JEZEBEL | Whose name from the Bible has been adopted as a byword for a shameless woman? (7) |
| BROWN | A word simply meaning "dark" in Old English, later a colour such as coffee, hazel, mocha, sepia or umber; or, with "study", a state of daydreaming, meditation or reverie (5) |
| TAPESTRY | Heavy ornamental arras whose name derives from "carpet", for said rug was formerly too valuable to walk upon, thus used as a wall hanging (8) |
| STEAMSHIP | What the initials SS before the name of a vessel stand for |
| OIL | Fluid on a dipstick |
| LEEKS | Once worn into battle by the Welsh and thus used as symbols of St David's Day, vegetables used for dishes such as pies, soups, quiches and gratins (5) |
| LEEWAY | The navigator on board has to make allowance for this sideways drift or movement of a vessel (for the rest of us it's just room to move) |
| SCOOSH | Onomatopoeic word echoing the sound of a quick effortless splash, spritz, spurt or squirt of liquid, thus used to mean a cinch, doddle or piece of cake; or, a fizzy drink such as lemonade (6) |
| EDGING | A border on a garment or along a garden path, lawn etc; or, the passementerie, pebbles, sleepers, stones, for example, thus used (6) |
| BAINMARIE | A vessel for holding hot water, in which sauces and other dishes are gently cooked or kept warm (4-5) |
| VAT | A large tank or other vessel for holding liquids or something in liquid in the process of brewing |
| FLAGON | Name a vessel for holding wine, or the like (6) |
| BACCA | Botanical Latin word for a berry, thus used to refer to a blackcurrant, cranberry, goosegog, grape, tomato or other such simple indehiscent fruit (5) |
| IMELDA | Former Philippines first lady who has become a byword for conspicuous consumption, in particular for the extent of her wardrobe of shoes, ... Marcos |
| APOGEE | Word for the point of a planet's orbit at which it is farthest from Earth, thus used figuratively to refer to a climax, culmination or highest point (6) |
| CAN | A drinking cup; a vessel for holding liquids (3) |
| OCCASIONAL | Word meaning irregular or periodic, thus used to describe a casual worker or an infrequently used table (10) |
| HARDTIMES | Dickens novel featuring "man of facts and calculations" Gradgrind, whose name is a byword for one solely obsessed with facts (4,5) |
| CROESUS | King of Lydia around 2500 years ago, whose name has become a byword for extreme wealth (7) |
