| ENTASIS | Which design technique is used in architecture to counter the optical illusion of inward curves in columns? (7) |
| BIGHTS | What are inward curves in seashores (6) |
| KNITTING | Needlecraft whose intarsia technique is used for patterning (8) |
| PICTUREFRAME | In which design is displayed (7,5) |
| BIGHT | Sort of eat into an inward curve in the shore |
| KIDNEYSHAPED | In the form of an oval, with an inward curve at one side (6-6) |
| LASVEGAS | Learning from __, 1972 book which brought postmodern architecture to wider attention (3,5) |
| INIGOJONES | British architect who brought Italianate Renaissance architecture to England (5,5) |
| ONIONDOME | Describes Russian architecture to 21 across at The Rotunda (5,4) |
| REPEL | In the film, the first of the partisans to counter the onslaught (5) |
| OCCIPITAL | Going round Channel Islands, optical illusion of the back of the head (9) |
| BIRD | General word for a vertebrate protected by the society that was founded to counter the former trade in egret plumes for women's hats (4) |
| CUSPS | The tips of a crescent moon; or, the points formed by the meeting of curves in Gothic tracery (5) |
| NATO | The Warsaw Pact was established to counter the potential threat from this international military all |
| NEWDEAL | Name for President Roosevelt's series of measures to counter the Great Depression. (3,4) |
| MARBLE | From "sparkle, shine" and with the variety "pavonazzo", named after Italian for "peacock", a form of limestone used in architecture and sculpture; or, a block, carving, statue, taw etc, made of said r |
| HAHA | Design technique that creates a vertical barrier while preserving an uninterrupted view of the landscape beyond - often used in grand old house estates (2-2) |
| SUNBURST | A motif or symbol used in architecture and design, consisting of rays or beams radiating out from a central disc (8) |
| BARRACKS | Jeers to counter the instruments of torture (8) |
| ANNULATE | Word used in architecture and heraldry to refer to "little rings" (8) |
