| PECTIN | Carbohydrate found in the cell walls of ripe fruit, used for setting jam, jelly, marmalade or nappage (6) |
| PRESERVE | General name for an often homemade food prepared from fruit or vegetables such as jam, jelly, marmalade, lemon curd or chutney (8) |
| CELLULOSE | Carbohydrate forming the main constituent of the cell walls of plants, used in making paper, rayon, film etc. (9) |
| ATP | The abbreviation for adenosine triphosphate, found in the cells of all living things. |
| ELDERBERRY | Purplish-black fruit of a hedgerow plant in the genus Sambucus, used to make jam, jelly, syrup and liqueur (10) |
| CHOLESTEROL | A waxy, fat-like substance found in the cells of the body (11) |
| ORANGE | A fruit used to make marmalade; or, a colour of autumn foliage as a result of carotenoids being revealed from the loss of chlorophyll (6) |
| SQUISH | Imitative word describing the sound of soft mud being walked on or a berry being crushed; public school slang for marmalade; or, a dated word for bosh, foolish talk or nonsense (6) |
| QUINCE | Sacred to Aphrodite and often depicted in botanical art, a fruit related to medlars and apples, used for membrillo, marmalade or jelly with rose geranium (6) |
| JARS | Containers for jam, pickles and marmalade; or, an informal word for glasses of beer (4) |
| NEROLI | Oil distilled from a fruit used for marmalade or studded with cloves for a festive pomander (6) |
| BIOSYNTHESIS | The sort of thing that's produced in the cells for boys in trouble with theory (12) |
| LIGNIN | Substance found in the cells of wood and bark (6) |
| NUCLEICACID | Complex compound found in the cells of all living things (7,4) |
| CHARLOTTE | Sharing its name with the queen consort of George III, an Eve's pudding-like dish of apple marmalade or pureed pomes, baked in buttered bread (9) |
| WELCH | In the Shawshank Redemption, a poster of whom is on Andy's cell wall at the time of his escape? (5) |
| SPOON | Item of cutlery in varying shapes and sizes for boiled eggs, soup, salt, mustard, marmalade or tea (5) |
| GEL | What jelly-like substance is used for setting the hair? (3) |
| CUBICLE | Cell walls of course keeping line by university writer (7) |
| BUTTERDISH | Small lidded perhaps cow-shaped ceramic treasure-chest for one's churned golden dairy delight, to spread on bread, crumpets or muffins along with jam, marmalade or Marmite (6,4) |
