| POTAGES | 17 perhaps tucking in to finish up French soups |
| FILAMENT | California guys perhaps tucking into healthy fibre |
| ENSCONCE | Settle in French café primarily tucking in to cake |
| CLUBFACE | The other 17, perhaps, stand up to striker at St Andrews (8) |
| AGREED | Silver given to 17 perhaps, turning up as had been decided (6) |
| INIT | I go in to finish Ms Blyton (4) |
| EMEND | Bring me in to finish and improve text (5) |
| COMPLETE | Firm allowed English parliamentarian in to finish (8) |
| ENTERED | Went in to finish round felled tree (7) |
| DIVORCE | Very nasty creature brought in to finish legal separation |
| LEGSOFLAMB | Ultimately daring, tucking in to the French duck, briefly flambe meaty hunks (4,2,4) |
| PAPARAZZI | Soldier tucking in to variety of pizza for the cameras? (9) |
| NUTRIENT | Food fan one tucking in to split |
| PILEOUT | Exit en masse chasing lout tucking in to pie (4,3) |
| TOASTY | Oscar tucking in to yummy hot sandwich (6) |
| CASSEROLE | Hussain famously spurning starter, tucking in to cabbage stew (9) |
| PATELLA | Start tucking in to rice dish and find a bone (7) |
| ABUSED | Rated the Guardian in 17, perhaps (6) |
| EARLYON | Ability to pick up French players in the first few minutes (5,2) |
| PARADER | Irishman on March 17, perhaps |