| SEL | 7-Down, to Escoffier |
| CHASSEUR | According to Escoffier, a sauce using mushrooms, shallots, glaze, white wine and brandy |
| KITCHENGARDEN | Place for Escoffier and Adam to get together, perhaps (7,6) |
| SCOFF | Eat what Escoffier had to offer (5) |
| HAUTECUISINE | A tall order for Escoffier? (5,7) |
| PEACH | Dad getting to grips with bechamel mixture, a recipe by Escoffier (5,5) |
| MELBA | Dad getting to grips with bechamel mixture, a recipe by Escoffier (5,5) |
| APPETITE | Little from Escoffier to fill primate’s hunger |
| AUGUSTE | ____ Escoffier, French chef and restaurateur born in 1846 (7) |
| PEACHMELBA | Dessert invented by chef Auguste Escoffier at the Savoy Hotel to honour an Australian soprano (5,5) |
| PEACHMELBAS | Chef Auguste Escoffier creations |
| COOKS | Emulates Escoffier |
| CHEF | Escoffier |
| ACHE | One such as Escoffier, say, cut short hunger |
| CHIEF | Escoffier is impressed by inventive starter and main |
| PLANT | Banana split by Monsieur Escoffier, le premier pour preparer une bombe? (5,1,4) |
| RITZ | Manager of the Savoy in collaboration with chef Auguste Escoffier who later founded his own chain of luxury hotels (4) |
| GLARE | Reason to wear shades (and a word for which you have to 7-Down to find a word, different in each cas |
| BARNES | (and 20 down) The scientist whose genius enabled 7 down to fulfil their mission (6) |
| HERM | He goes with 7 Down to the island |
