| BOUILLABAISSE | A rich, spicy fish stew or soup, originally from Provence |
| MULLIGATAWNY | Spicy meat soup, originally from India |
| MUSCADEL | A rich spicy wine of various kinds (8) |
| MATELOTE | Spicy fish stew |
| SOP | A piece of bread dipped/soaked in gravy, sauce or soup; a puddle; a saturation; or, alluding to a drugged cake thrown by a sibyl to appease Cerberus, a word for a concession or bribe, given to placate |
| GUMBO | Cajun stew or soup made with okra |
| BIRDSNEST | ___ soup, rich spicy Chinese dish made from the outer part of nests of various swifts (5,4) |
| RISQUE | Spicy fish soup in change of starter |
| TAPENADE | An olive spread or dip hailing from Provence (8) |
| EUROPEAN | Drunk on a puree from Provence? |
| TIAN | An earthenware dish from Provence, France, or the food cooked in it (4) |
| CROUTON | A seasoned cube/slice of baked, fried or toasted bread for a canape or as a garnish for salad or soup (7) |
| MUSCATELS | Raisins, pears & rich spicy wines (9) |
| PAPRIKA | Spice derived from a variety of sweet pepper, used to flavour/colour Hungarian or Spanish dishes such as goulash, chorizo and some types of fish stew (7) |
| KEDGEREE | Spicy fish and rice breakfast dish |
| LANGUEDOC | --Roussillon; stretching from Provence to the Pyrenees (Rhone valley to the Spanish border), a French area forming part of Occitanie (9) |
| CEZANNE | Artist from Provence whose paintings include The Basket of Apples, The Bathers, The Peppermint Bottle and Still Life with a Ginger Jar and Eggplants (7) |
| DESPAIR | Some from Provence with piano tune conveying gloom (7) |
| UNSNAP | Masculine one from Provence is down to release catch |
| BRILLIANT | Fish stew? A tin - wonderful! (9) |
