Wit and wine - a feature of the table? (10)
I believe the answer is:
saltcellar
'the table?' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both man-made objects as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe there's an association between them I don't understand?
'wit and wine a feature' is the wordplay.
'wit' becomes 'salt' (salt can mean wit or spirit).
'and' says to put letters next to each other.
'wine a feature' becomes 'cellar' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'salt'+'cellar'='SALTCELLAR'
'of' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for saltcellar that I've seen before include "Small table dish" , "Condiment shaker" , "Diner's sprinkler" .)