| ABOWL | "... ___ of cherries" |
| BUNCHES | Word for bobs of cherries, clusters of grapes, groups of boys, handfuls of flowers, hands of bananas, pelotons of cyclists, pigtails of hair, rings of keys or other agglomerations of things (7) |
| BOBS | Weights of pendulums; runners of racing sleds; or, dialect for bunches of cherries (4) |
| LIFE | A lot of porridge or just a bowl of cherries? (4) |
| BOB | Short word for a luge-like sledge similar to a toboggan raced on the Cresta Run; a ride on such a vehicle; a curtsy; a cluster of cherries; or, a change of order in bellringing (3) |
| TOPPINGS | High points of puddings or pizzas in the form of cherries, dragees, dressings, garnishes, nuts, sprinkles or perhaps meat cuts, for so-called "meatzas" (8) |
| PITS | Inedible parts of cherries |
| ISA | "Life - bowl of cherries" |
| CERISE | The colour of cherries (6) |
| BEERANDSKITTLES | A bowl of cherries, in Chelsea |
| REDDISH | A bit like the colour of cherries |
| RED | Colour of cherries |
| FRUITSALAD | Dessert of cherries, pineapple etc (5,5) |
| KIRSCH | Brandy made from the fermented juice of cherries (6) |
| ITWITH | In Life Is Just A Bowl Of Cherries, "You work, you save, you worry so; But you can't take ... you wh |
| METAPHOR | "Life is a bowl of cherries," for one |
| SCOUR | Clean 1/8 of cherries put into tart (5) |
| STONER | Kitchen utensil for removing the pits of cherries (6) |
| ERMA | Bombeck who wrote If Life Is a Bowl of Cherries, What Am I Doing in the Pits? |
| OPENER | One taking deliveries of cherries, maybe, finding means to access container |
