| BOTTLECAP | Top of a vintage purchase of pop |
| RECEIVER | Person who accepts stolen goods from a crook; or, part of a vintage phone that hangs on a hook (8) |
| ACROPOLIS | Stronghold of a vintage variety of soil (9) |
| TONNEAU | Back seat of a vintage car (7) |
| MEAD | Beth, worthy of a vintage drink |
| OLDE | Part of a vintage store name, maybe |
| DUCK | One of a trio of ceramic quackers, flying on a vintage wall; or, a mallard-like bob, dip, dive or plunge of one's head under the water or to avoid a ball (4) |
| WRAPPER | A chocolate's foil, a dust jacket, a leaf of tobacco, a negligee, a sweetie paper or a vintage dressing- gown, all named for bemuffling (7) |
| FFORDE | Author of a number of romance novels including A Vintage Wedding, A Country Escape and A Rose Petal Summer (6) |
| KISS | Word, essentially created to mimic the "smacking" sound of the lips, for a caress with la bouche; a gentle touch between passing snooker balls; a drop of sealing wax; the final "K" in a vintage letter |
| PENCILCASE | A box, pouch or roll for a student or writer's pointed crayons and HB sticks; or, a vintage metal holder for a movable piece of graphite or "lead" (6-4) |
| AGONY | "The thrill of victory and the ___ of defeat," a vintage Wide World of Sports maxim (5) |
| CLOCHE | French "bell" with which to cover a seedling, a silver service supper, a specimen or a vintage lady's head (6) |
| YEAR | A specific cohort or class of students or schoolchildren; a vintage; or, Earth's full orbit of the daystar (4) |
| TROUVAILLE | French word for a fortunate "find", hidden gem, serendipitous windfall or unexpected treasure, such as a rare piece of knowledge gleaned from a vintage book (10) |
| SPOTLESSRECORD | Glowing review for a purchase from a vintage music store? |
| EYEGLASS | A monocle for myopia or a single lens for substandard sight, but each a vintage-style ocular delight (8) |
| ITWORKS | Sign on a vintage appliance at a flea market, maybe |
| NAVIGATE | Plan a course using a vintage convertible (8) |
| SOURGRAPES | A vintage case of begrudgery between Greek god Dionysus and Roman counterpart Bacchus? (5,5) |
