| VERMICELLI | Strands of pasta of thickness between angel hair and spaghetti; or, chocolate sprinkles used to decorate cakes or rum truffles (10) |
| NONPAREIL | Word for something regarded as unequalled, such as a painted bunting; a fine russet apple; or, one of "hundreds and thousands" of rainbow- coloured sprinkles used to decorate a chocolate button of the |
| LASAGNE | From the Latin for "chamber pot", a dish of sheets of pasta of the same name layered with bechamel/ragu (7) |
| FEATHERCANYONS | "Rows and floes of angel hair / And ice cream castles in the air / And ___ ___ everywhere / I've looked at clouds that way..." - Joni Mitchell, "Both Sides Now" |
| SQUASH | A fruit cordial or presse; a close crowd; or, with cultivars including Angel Hair, Buttercup, Carnival, Crown Prince, Gold Nugget and Star, a type of pumpkin, often roasted or used for soup (6) |
| ANGELHAIR | Rod-shaped strands of pasta similar in length to spaghetti and vermicelli but much thinner, known in Italian as capellini (5,4) |
| PASTAS | Angel hair and ziti |
| SPAGHETTI | Angel hair-like pasta in the form of the long strings individuals would theoretically resemble if they were to fall into a black hole and be stretched by means of its noodle effect (9) |
| MACARONI | This word is borrowed from a regional Tuscan Italian word meaning "tubular pasta" (with an earlier meaning of "stuffed pasta of various shapes"). It may have deeper roots in Greek. In the 18th century |
| STRAND | Bit of hair or angel hair |
| THREEPLY | Measure of thickness (of wood or wool) (5,3) |
| DENIER | Unit of thickness of silk and nylon |
| ATTENUATE | Will this reduce the effect of thickness after nine getting you to eat earlier? (9) |
| CAPELLINI | Italian name for fine spaghetti-like pasta likened to angels' hair (9) |
| NOODLES | Strands of pasta, rotten old ones (7) |
| COUSCOUS | North African pasta of semolina granules (8) |
| SAUCY | Like meatballs and spaghetti |
| EEL | Fish with sawtooth and spaghetti varieties |
| PASTA | Penne and spaghetti for instance (5) |
| GIRTH | It's right to alter measure of thickness (5) |
