| PIPECLEANERS | Wire brushes used in crafting invented by John Harry Stedman and Charles Angel in Rochester, New York in the early 1900s (4,8) |
| PAPER | Material used in crafting to make snowflake decorations, honeycomb baubles, Christmas crackers, doilies, streamers or lanterns (5) |
| TAGBOARD | Paper product used in crafting |
| BALSA | Thin wood used in crafting |
| GARBAGEPLATE | Rochester, New York, dish with meat, fries, and baked beans |
| GENESEE | River through Rochester, New York |
| ALE | Genesee Cream ____ (beer from Rochester, New York) |
| BREAD | Baked food used to make the snack invented by John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich (5) |
| SADDLERS | Artisans who specialise in crafting bridles, tack, leatherwear and seats for equines; or, a town on Saint Kitts (8) |
| SEXTANT | Navigational instrument invented by John Hadley |
| COCACOLA | Carbonated soft drink invented by John Pemberton (4,4) |
| PNEUMATIC | Type of tyre invented by John Dunlop |
| TARMAC | Paving material invented by John McAdam |
| LINCOLNLOGS | Construction toy invented by John Lloyd WRIGHT |
| TRIFFID | Locomotory stinging plant invented by John Wyndham |
| OPRAH | Gayle King's long-time friend, and Stedman Graham's partner (5) |
| JOANN | Big name in crafting |
| LILAC | Flower honored in an annual festival in Rochester, N.Y. |
| ENDS | R and R in Rochester, e.g. |
| TERRACEDHOUSE | Residence in area in Rochester due for refurbishment (8,5) |
