| FRITTER | A round piece of fruit, vegetable or meat dipped in batter and fried (7) |
| PAKORA | Indian snack consisting of vegetables or meat dipped in a spiced batter and deep-fried (6) |
| PICKLE | Brine, spiced vinegar or other liquor in which food is preserved; the fruit, vegetable or relish so prepared; a gherkin; a jam, mess, muddle or plight; or, a mischievous child (6) |
| TEMPURA | Japanese dish of seafood, vegetables or seaweed coated in a very light batter and fried until crisp (7) |
| RIND | The tough outer layer of fruit, vegetable |
| MARKET | Farmers' -; sale of fruit, vegetables, flowers, eggs, bread etc that have been grown, produced or sourced locally (6) |
| GREENGROCER | Retailer of fruit, vegetables (11) |
| PUREE | Creamy pulp of fruit, vegetables (5) |
| RISOTTO | Italian dish of rice cooked in stock with vegetables or meat (7) |
| SAMOSAS | In Indian cookery, small triangular pastry cases containing spiced vegetables or meat, served fried (7) |
| LOBSTER | Use oil, batter and empty shell to cook crustacean meat (7,4) |
| NUGGETS | Coated in just egg, uncooked round pieces of chicken (7) |
| SIMPSON | Sussex wicketkeeper/batter and captain who made an unbeaten 205 against Leicestershire in the 2024 County Championship at Grace Road (7) |
| WHITISH | Fancy eating batter and cream! |
| SANDPIT | Playing area used by batters and pitchers (7) |
| CROP | A finial; a rider's short whip or one with a handle for hunting; a cultivated cereal, fruit, vegetable etc collectively; or, a season's yield (4) |
| SEASON | One of the four natural divisions of a year; or, a time thereof when a particular fruit, vegetable, nut etc is most fresh, plentiful or ripe (6) |
| LUGS | From "forelocks, hair pulls", word for fruit/vegetable boxes, leather tugs or other things that can be pulled or laid hold of; in the Scots dialect, ears; lappets or flaps of caps; handles or loops; o |
| PEEL | Word, from "pillage, plunder, strip outer layer of", for the natural/candied zest of an orange or lemon; or, the rind or skin of a fruit/vegetable generally (4) |
| BOULE | French word for something globular, such as a cobloaf, round piece of dough, metal orb for petanque or for the original shape of a Verneuil imitation ruby or sapphire (5) |
