| VOUSSOIR | Name, of French origin, for a wedge-shaped stone in an arch |
| FIACRE | Name of French origin for a horse-drawn hackney carriage |
| AMORET | Old word of French origin for a sweetheart that came to mean a sonnet or love-song; a love-knot; a romantic glance; or, a trifling affair (6) |
| YVONNE | Girl's name of French origin, female form of Yvon and Yves (6) |
| YVETTE | Feminine given name of French origin (6) |
| HAMMER | Auctioneer's gavel; a piano string striker; an athletic throwing event; or, the last stone in an end in curling (6) |
| LALALA | *Film featuring Emma Stone in an Oscar-winning role |
| AGATE | Stone in an entrance |
| NONPAREIL | Word of French origin for an unsurpassed or unmatched person or thing (9) |
| BECK | Northern English word, of Old Norse origin, for a brook or a stream with a stony bed; a summoning nod, wave or forefinger gesture; or, Scots dialect for a bow or a curtsey (4) |
| ILEAT | T-shaped metal/wooden device for securing a line or rope on a boat or ship; a wedge-shaped block; or, a mechanism on the sole of a cyclist's shoe for clipping into a pedal (5) |
| CLEAT | T-shaped metal/wooden device for securing a line or rope on a boat or ship; a wedge-shaped block; or, a mechanism on the sole of a cyclist's shoe for clipping into a pedal |
| PETARD | Small bomb of French origin, for blowing up doors and gates (6) |
| MENHIR | Name, of Breton origin, for a standing stone |
| KEYSTONE | Wedge-shaped stone at top of arch (8) |
| ARCH | Architectural feature formed from a series of wedge-shaped stones called voussoirs (4) |
| SHAMPOO | Word of Sanskrit origin for a hair cleanser often used with conditioner (7) |
| GYMKHANA | Word, of Indian origin, for a riding show (8) |
| SNAFU | Acronym of US military origin, for a chaotic situation |
| STADDLE | Each of a series of mushroom- shaped stones traditionally used for supporting a granary or a hayrick (7) |
