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SNUFFERSmall metal cone on a handle for extinguishing a candle's flame; a wick trimmer; or, a tobacco snorter (7)
SNUFFYWord, possibly from the notion of extinguishing a candle, meaning annoyed, peevish or "put out" (6)
AGOGOSmall bell percussion instrument made of joined metal cones (5)
DRESSERWord, from "arrange, prepare", for a medieval table for meat/food prep first, later a kitchen sideboard; a lady's maid; a wardrobe assistant; a window trimmer; or, in America, a vanity (7)
SNUFFERSCones on the ends of handles for extinguishing candles (8)
SLEEVEA cone on a mast at an airfield to show a wind's strength and direction (6)
MEERSCHAUMSoft off-white clayey sepiolite whose name, from "sea foam", alludes to a former belief that it was petrified oceanic spume; or, a tobacco pipe with a bowl made of this mineral (10)
CLIPPERSFast sailing ships; swift sleds, horses etc; a hair trimmer; or, garden shears for shrubbery or topiary (8)
CALABASHA gourd, or a tobacco pipe made from its shell
HYDRANTA fireplug by which a firefighter attaches a hose to a water main prior to extinguishing a blaze (7)
SFORZANDOFrom "extinguishing", a musical term meaning gradually dying/fading (9)
TAPERAnglo-Saxon word for any wax candle that came to mean a long thin waxed wick or spill for transferring a flame; a gradual narrowing or reduction; or, a dim or feeble light (5)
QUIZOld word for a yo-yo; short word for a monocle on a handle; or, a test of general knowledge (4)
CROPA finial; a rider's short whip or one with a handle for hunting; a cultivated cereal, fruit, vegetable etc collectively; or, a season's yield (4)
LORGNONFrom the French for "ogle", a pair of spectacles or opera glasses on a handle; or, a monocle (7)
LORGNETTEFrom French for "squint" or "ogle", a pair or jumelle of opera glasses or spectacles, mounted on a handle (9)
GLOWLeam emitted by a candle flame, hot iron or lightning bug; a feeling of warmth; brightness of colour; or, the radiance of a healthy complexion (4)
DIPA quick bath or swim; a candle made by repeatedly immersing a wick in tallow/wax; a momentary loss of altitude during flight; or, a trough into which sheep are plunged (3)
BURNERPart of an etna, gas cooker/jet or lamp etc that emits a flame; a censer or thurible; or, a CD-R drive (6)
KETTLEA vessel of metal with a lid, spout and a handle for boiling water