| GEORGETTE | Thin light silk or crepe dress material invented by an eponymous French modiste of the early 20th century (9) |
| ISUZU | Brand once hawked by an eponymous 'Joe' |
| BOSC | Eponymous French botanist |
| AMPERE | Eponymous French physicist |
| PAPER | Material invented by Cai Lun in its non-papyrus form in the year 105 (5) |
| UNO | International humanitarian organisation or the hugely popular card game invented by an Ohio barber |
| FAUVISM | An artistic movement of the early 20th Century, characterised by the use of bright colours and simplified forms (7) |
| VELCRO | Fastening material invented by the Swiss George de Mestral (6) |
| GIBSONGIRL | Iconic female figure of the early 20th century - the first ideal of an American beauty (6,4) |
| BARTOK | What was the surname of Bela, the Hungarian composer of the early 20th century? (6) |
| GELIGNITE | Explosives material invented by Nobel |
| NYLON | Synthetic material invented by WH Carothers (5) |
| TARMAC | Paving material invented by John McAdam |
| PATTERNS | Models; decorative designs, such as those of William Morris; or, paper templates used by modistes or snips (8) |
| RISK | Classic board game invented by an Oscar-winning French filmmaker |
| FROZEN | Though it is widely used generically, "Popsicle" is a trademarked ___ sucker that was invented by an |
| ALICEBTOKLAS | American-born member of the Parisian avantgarde of the early 20th century whose lover was Gertrude S |
| CREPE | Thin, light fabric of silk |
| WISP | Thin, light, delicate or fibrous piece or strand (4) |
| NINON | Light, silk dress fabric (5) |