| CHROME | The decorative or protective finish on vehicle fittings, etc (6) |
| ENAMEL | Decorative or protective covering on metal or glass. (6) |
| CARBONCAPTURE | Way to cut emissions from vehicle, fitting universal filter at back, held by nut |
| CARTWRIGHT | Inventor making vehicle fitting reportedly (10) |
| LEADPAINT | Decorative or protective coating with toxic metal base (4,5) |
| FINIAL | Taking interest in the end on the decorative part at the top (6) |
| BROOCH | Decorative or functional pin such as a cameo, Victorian spray in the form of a jewelled bouquet or an Anglo-Saxon annular quoit (6) |
| EDISON | The decorative Dahlia 'Thomas A. ___' is after the American inventor and businessman (6) |
| BUNDTS | Ring-shaped cakes sometimes decorated to resemble white mountain peaks; or, the decorative fluted pans in which they are baked (6) |
| ORMOLU | Something decorative or glamorous ruined after release of gas (6) |
| PIPING | Bosun is greeting the decorative edging (6) |
| MOSAIC | The decorative inlaid design of tile (6) |
| MEHNDI | Hindi, from Sanskrit for "turmeric", for the decorative body art of henna (6) |
| ORNATE | Decorative or strangely neat (6) |
| OMEGA | Greek letter whose symbol can be found on the decorative pieces, interiors, pottery, wares etc created by the Bloomsbury Group artists of Roger Fry's enterprise or workshop of the name (5) |
| POINTILLE | A pattern of tiny dots gauffered, punched or stippled with a fine burin in the art of armoury, bookbinding, gilding or gold tooling; or, the decorative technique used (9) |
| TASSELS | On the contrary, it's less attractive when it includes the decorative fringing |
| EGGSHELL | What about horses seen on moorland without a hint of foreboding or protective covering? |
| SWEET | One of a number of confections or "sugarplums" sometimes stored in a decorative or elaborately styled box or bonbonniere (5) |
| CHINOISERIE | A style of decorative or fine art based on imitations of Chinese motifs (11) |