| EPERGNE | Ornamental centrepiece for a dining table having branching holders for fruit, flowers etc; from French, ' saving' (7) |
| ETIC | Ending for fren- or path- |
| EPERGNES | French word for ornamental centrepieces with branching holders for flowers, fruit and sweetmeats (8) |
| MAHOGANY | Reddish-brown wood used for cabinetwork; or, an informal word for a dining table made from thus (8) |
| CANDELABRA | What large branched ornamental holders provide light for a dining table? (10) |
| TEACART | Carrier of leaves for a dining table? |
| PLACEMAT | Protector for a dining table (5,3) |
| REFECTORY | Word for a dining-hall or frater for communal meals in a boarding school, convent, monastery or university (9) |
| HORN | - of plenty; motif also known as a cornucopia depicting abundant fruit, flowers and grains as a symbol of prosperity and a bountiful harvest (4) |
| TRUGS | Sussex -; shallow wooden baskets for carrying fruit, flowers and vegetables from the garden to the kitchen (5) |
| ENCARPUS | A sculpted festoon of fruit, flowers, foliage and drapery ornamenting a frieze in classical architecture (8) |
| FORM | Structural unity in literature, music or painting; etiquette; a long backless bench for a dining hall, law court or schoolroom; or, a hare's nest (4) |
| PETWORTH | Stately home in Sussex with a room featuring Grinling Gibbons' carvings of fruit, flowers and birds that frame a number of paintings including landscapes by Turner (8) |
| VASE | Ornamental vessel (for flowers etc) (4) |
| TISANE | Infusion of dried or fresh leaves, flowers etc. used as a beverage (6) |
| OASIS | A block of soft material used to hold cut flowers, etc (5) |
| EGGSPOON | One may be found on the breakfast table, having urge to make love (8) |
| SWAG | An ornamental festoon of fruit, flowers or drapery (4) |
| CORNUCOPIA | Large horn filled with fruits, flowers and seeds; a sign of abundance (10) |
| RECEPTACLES | Secret place made suitable for holding flowers etc |
