| CHOPPINGBOARD | Stiff portable surface on which to cut and slice food items in a kitchen (8,5) |
| SPATULA | A fish slice, food turner, palette knife or other flat utensil named for its apparent resemblance to a broad blade, such as a spadix's leaf (7) |
| MENU | A list of food items in a restaurant (4) |
| EDIBLES | Food items in a pantry |
| CHISEL | Cut and slice bananas round tip of branch |
| RUNCIBLESPOON | "They dined on mince and slices of quince / which they ate with a ____" (The Owl and the Pussy-Cat) |
| MAT | A coaster or a small rug; a surface on which to practice yoga, judo or gymnastics; or, an item placed under a non-optical computer mouse (3) |
| TRENCHER | A slice of bread or wooden board as a primitive platter upon which to cut food; a mortarboard; or, a digger (8) |
| TABLETOP | A flat horizontal surface on which to eat one's supper or afternoon tea, or to play traditional games, from three-card monte to Yahtzee (5,3) |
| BOARD | Flat surface on which to play games including chess and draughts, or, a similar wooden structure for slicing bread or serving cheese (5) |
| PALETTE | Flat piece of wood or plastic used by artists as a surface on which to mix their paints (7) |
| WORKTOP | Surface on which to toil (7) |
| SCREEN | Surface on which to project pictures (6) |
| YOGAMAT | Surface on which to practice the lotus position: 2 wds. |
| RINK | River fluid, making surface on which to skate (4) |
| PALATTES | Flat pieces of wood or plastic used by artists as surfaces on which to mix their paints (8) |
| WASHINGUP | Crockery, cutlery, utensils to be rinsed after use; or, the act of laving said items, in a kitchen sink (7-2) |
| TACO | Mexican food item in a shell |
| RIB | Food item in a rack |
| ROLL | Food item in a basket |
