| MAIOLICA | Tin-glazed Italian pottery such as that made by Francesco Xanto Avelli (8) |
| MAJOLICA | Italian pottery |
| EARTHENWARE | Form of pottery such as maiolica (11) |
| CRACKLE | Noise such as that made by a wood fire |
| PASSAGE | Journey such as that made by a ship or a migrating bird (7) |
| LACE | Ornamental fabric, such as that made by hand with a small shuttle in the art of tatting; or, a shoestring (4) |
| CUTGLASS | Patterned crystal, such as that made in Waterford (3,5) |
| SLOVAKIA | Nation coached by Francesco Calzona at Euro 2024 (8) |
| RISE | An ascent or move upwards, such as that made on getting up from one's bed or that of a surfacing fish (4) |
| AGUARDIENTE | A distilled liquor resembling brandy, such as that made in South America from sugar cane |
| ADDIO | Song by Francesco Paolo Tosti covered by Enrico Caruso, and as Good-bye by John McCormack, Richard Tauber and Jose Carreras |
| PETRARCH | Francesco ?, 14th-century Italian poet known for the Rime Sparse (8) |
| MOLINARI | Francesco -, Italian golfer; 2019 Arnold Palmer Invitational tournament winner (8) |
| GRIMALDI | Francesco Maria -, 1618-1663, Italian physicist and astronomer (8) |
| ZAPPA | Some works by Francesco ____ (1717-1803) were recorded in 1984 by a similarly named rock musician |
| OFASSISI | Italian monk, originally Giovanni Francesco Bemardone, canonised in 1228 (5,7,2,6) |
| ELENA | Opera by Francesco Cavalli first performed in Venice in 1659 |
| AJAX | 2024-25 Eredivisie club managed by Francesco Farioli (4) |
| RUSTLE | A crackling sound like that made by dry leaves or paper (6) |
| MONALISA | Portrait perhaps of the wife of Francesco del Giocondo |
