| PALAVER | An unnecessarily elaborate or complex procedure (7) |
| TARTINE | French word for a slice of bread spread with butter or jam, that is also used to describe an open sandwich with an elaborate or rich fruit or savoury topping (7) |
| EXPLOIT | A project or undertaking, especially a great or complex one (7) |
| FLOWERY | Of language, elaborate or ornate (7) |
| FLOURISH | Mass of blossom on a fruit tree; an elaborate or flowery passage of words; a grandiose fanfare; or, an ornamental embellishment in handwriting or scrollwork (8) |
| FIDDLE | Violin when used for folk music; or, a manually tricky or complex task (6) |
| CASTLE | From the Latin for "little fort", a structure or complex of buildings fortified against attack, of which the central donjon or keep in the Middle Ages was its most essential part (6) |
| ELABORATE | Very ornate or complex (9) |
| DESENSITISE | Free (someone) from a neurosis or complex (11) |
| FIENDISH | Extremely awkward or complex when characterising a problem (8) |
| KNOTTY | Very difficult or complex (6) |
| CREATION | Word for the act of making; the artefact made; an elaborate or unusual garment, hat etc; or, the cosmos (8) |
| RIGMAROLE | Elaborate or complicated procedure (9) |
| HEATHROBINSON | Elaborate or contrived (of mechanisms, plans or designs), named after the illustrator famed for such eccentricities (5,8) |
| DETAILED | Elaborate or comprehensive |
| FINERY | Elaborate or showy attire |
| ORNATE | Elaborate or terribly neat |
| GETUP | Elaborate or unusual dress (3-2) |
| WARPAINT | Elaborate or excessive make-up (8) |
| FRILLY | Over-elaborate or show in character (6) |
