3d loop of wire or rope with a running knot ?lasso 4d A type of Italian style restaurant (9) 9d A fine close-knitted fabric (6) 13a A tunnel carrying water under a road or railway (7) Sorry my brain...
GKCrossword 44 down - Five letters - - p - s Thick, woven fabric that was at one time used as a covering for a council chamber table or decorative tapestry hanging.
GKCrossword Tel May26 44 across - A kind of trifle soaked in wine or spirit and decorated with candied fruit and almonds. 2 words 5 & 4 , - p - - -. second word looks like cake