| BORGHETTO | Tennis champion off to the small Italian commune (9) |
| OLIGARCHY | "Tradition refuses to submit to the small and arrogant ____ of those who merely happen to be walking about" (GK Chesterton) |
| PETITFOUR | From French for "little oven", in allusion to the small secondary stove in which it was baked, a tiny biscuit, dainty, fancy, mignardise or other bitesize fondant, marzipan or nutmeat sweet treat, ser |
| STROMBOLI | Small Italian island with an active volcano (9) |
| TRATTORIA | Small Italian restaurant or tavern (9) |
| MUSSOLINI | Miserable souls captured by small Italian dictator (9) |
| LAMBRETTA | Small Italian motorcycle (9) |
| SANMARINO | Romanians pillaged small Italian republic (3,6) |
| PUTPAIDTO | To finish, professional breaks chubby little Italian (3,4,2) |
| UPSYDAISY | Turn to psychology in the garden centre? That's some encouragement to the little one that's just bee |
| LOUPES | French word formerly used to refer to imperfect precious stones, later to the small magnifying glasses of gemologists, jewellers, rock enthusiasts or watchmakers (6) |
| TORINO | Italian commune on the Po |
| ZONE | Brought horror to the small screen (The Twilight ----) |
| STOMACHS | They connect the oesophagus to the small intestine (8) |
| PARMA | Italian commune famed for cheese |
| ATRI | Italian commune (anagram of RITA) |
| AIR | Go to the small screen |
| ILEAC | Relating to the small intestine |
| INN | Head north from Bonnington to the small country hotel (3) |
| READINGGLASS | It gives more prominence to the small print, of course (7-5) |
