| VENTI | Size bigger than a grande |
| TALL | Starbucks size that's smaller than a grande |
| ATTENDEE | A shoe size bigger than 9C, say, on conference goer (8) |
| DCUP | Intimate apparel size bigger than C |
| LARGE | One size bigger than medium |
| XL | One size bigger than L (2) |
| LGE | Shirt size bigger than med. |
| ULTRA | Tampon size bigger than Super Plus |
| MED | Size bigger than sm. |
| VILLAGE | Historically known as a thorp, a settlement bigger than a hamlet but smaller than a town, often based around a central green and a pub (7) |
| AFFAIR | Word, from "to do" and "ado", for any business, concern, happening or matter; a grande passion, illicit liaison or romantic intrigue; a minor battle; or, any vaguely specified object or thing (6) |
| MATRONLY | Like a grande dame's bearing |
| ARI | Short name for a Grande star? |
| RIO | US/Mexican border river, a" Grande |
| LATTE | "I'll have a grande decaf triple vanilla 2% __, please" |
| TOWN | A place smaller than a city, bigger than a village (4) |
| ELK | Antlered animal that's smaller than a moose, bigger than a deer |
| CELLO | It's bigger than a viola, but smaller than a double bass (5) |
| TRIO | Group that's bigger than a duo and smaller than a quartet |
| MESA | It's bigger than a butte but smaller than a plateau |
