| FLEURET | Word, connecting art and the sharp athleticism of the fencing salle, for either a decorative floral motif found in delicate embroidery and Gothic stone carvings, or a light flexible foil (7) |
| RUNNER | One displaying the athleticism of a wounded bird (6) |
| COSTARS | Noah Wyle and Eriq La Salle, for example |
| FESTOONS | Decorative floral chains |
| RENNIE | Middle name of Charles Mackintosh, architect who designed the Glasgow School of Art and the Willow Tea Rooms (6) |
| TARIFF | Disagreement about unfinished art and the toll to be paid (6) |
| ABOUT | Word that pairs with "round" for either a carousel, a merry-go-round in a playground or a traffic circle (5) |
| NARAYAN | Indian author of the trilogy comprising Swami and Friends, The Bachelor of Arts and The English Teacher (7) |
| NEAP | Word for either of the two very low tides occurring at the first and third quarters of the moon (4) |
| LIEGE | Title for either a king or a vassal placed in Belgium (5) |
| SURVEY | Collection of data for mapping; an inspection of a building to ascertain its condition or value; or, a body of people for either of said purposes |
| SOCK | From Old English for "light shoe", a word for either of a pair of knitted or woven half-hose for one's feet (4) |
| TRIANON | Word linking with "Petit" or "Grand" for either of two chateaus in the grounds of the Palace of Versailles (7) |
| SEMESTER | From Latin for "six-monthly", a word for either of two divisions of a university's academic year (8) |
| CULTURES | The two ___, CP Snow's description of the arts and the sciences (8) |
| CHESSBOXER | One battling for either a mate or a knockout |
| ENCLOSURE | The fencing off of land, making it no longer available to the public for eg. grazing (9) |
| FELT | Baize-like non-woven material used for crafts, bowler hats, textile arts and the tips of colouring-in pens (4) |
| IRIS | Apt handle for either a florist or an optometrist? |
| SWORDFIGHT | Small part of sentence at engagement for those doing the fencing (5,5) |
