| DECOUPAGE | The art of decorating a surface with shapes or illustrations cut from paper or card (9) |
| NOTELET | Often sold as a set in a box, a folded sheet of paper or card with a decorative design sent as an informal letter or message of thanks (7) |
| PUNCH | Tool for cutting paper or card into shapes (5) |
| INTERIORDESIGN | Right to interrupt sneering idiot failing in the art of decorating spaces within buildings (8,6) |
| BATIK | Indonesian technique of decorating a cloth using wax and dye (5) |
| BOOK | A collection of printed words or illustrations bound together (4) |
| EXQUISITECORPSE | Classic laugh-inducing parlor game with writing or illustrations |
| CLIP | Cut from paper, magazine (4) |
| CLIPPING | Conductor's job in piece cut from paper (8) |
| SANDBLAST | Clean or toughen (a surface) with a jet of fine particles (9) |
| TRADITION | Custom, ritual or ceremony such as decorating a Christmas tree or hanging mistletoe (9) |
| DUSTSHEET | A large cloth used to cover furniture, etc, when decorating a room (4,5) |
| BUNTING | Finch- or sparrow-like bird known collectively as a mural; or, a string of colourful maritime flags or fabric/paper triangles for decorating a boat, festival, street fair or party (7) |
| MEHNDI | Indian art of decorating the body with henna or turmeric (6) |
| FIGURE | Bodily shape; a diagram, emblem or illustration; a number; a sequence in ice dancing/skating; or, a statuette (6) |
| STADDLE | Paired with "stone", a mushroom-shaped arrangement traditionally supporting a granary or a seasonal hayrick, but today more often found decorating a garden or yard (7) |
| PIECES | Detached portions; spans of time; sections of armour; firearms; coins; "men" in chess and other games; jigsaw-puzzle shapes or other items forming part of a set/whole; or, people (6) |
| FORMATS | The layouts of newspapers and novels etc; or, the shapes or sizes in which said publications are issued (7) |
| KITE | With shapes including delta wing, diamond and dragon, a framework flown on the end of a control line as a traditional beach activity (4) |
| RELIEVO | A type of sculpture with shapes carved on a surface as to stand out (7) |
