| BLOODTEST | Medical procedure known as venipuncture that is usually preceded by a period of fasting (5,4) |
| ESTATEAGENT | Professional whose title is usually preceded by “real” in the US |
| ROPES | Procedure known only to twisters? (5) |
| ASSAI | In music, a term meaning 'very', usually preceded by a musical direction (5) |
| ETC | Abbr. usually preceded by a comma |
| ABLOOM | Having come out, feel ultimately enthralled by a period of growth |
| QUARANTINE | Ran into antique damaged by a period of isolation (10) |
| VALENTINE | A period of fasting admitted by grape grower's sweetheart (9) |
| RIGMAROLE | A long, complicated process that is usually boring or pointless (9) |
| YOMKIPPUR | Annual period of fasting for Jewish people also called the Day of Atonement (3,6) |
| EIDERDOWN | Bedcover that is usually quilted (9) |
| CORPULENT | Fat policeman embracing runs, you heard, and period of fasting (9) |
| PREVALENT | Penny to state positively about period of fasting being widely practised (9) |
| RAMADAN | Pester a mad antipodean to accept a period of fasting (7) |
| VALENTINES | A period of fasting among sources of fruit and sweeties (10) |
| CRU | Word on a wine label (usually preceded by "Grand" or "Premier") |
| BASSINET | A basket that is usually hooded that is used as a baby's bed |
| LENTILS | After a period of fasting one left with first seeded-bearing plants (7) |
| HASHTAG | On social media, a word or phrase preceded by a #, used to denote the topic of a post (7) |
| EXCELLENCY | Title used to address dignitaries, usually preceded by Your, His or Her (10) |