| ROWIE | A rustic type of Aberdonian croissant that is rich in shortening or lard, hence its other name, buttery (5) |
| WATERBISCUIT | Hard cracker usually made with no shortening or fats |
| PENNYROYAL | A creeping mint brewed in tea as a folk remedy for coughs or employed as a flavour in black pudding, hence its other name "pudding grass" (10) |
| KALOOKI | A two-pack card game popular in the Caribbean, hence its other name, Jamaican rummy (7) |
| OSPREY | Bird of prey which is piscivorous, hence its other name "fish-hawk" (6) |
| CITRUS | Break-up rustic type of fruit (6) |
| CORNCOB | Rustic type of pipe (7) |
| PEASANT | Rustic type of game that's not hard (7) |
| ALIBATESFLINT | ___ Quarries U.S. National Monument in Texas authorized in 1965 that is rich in a type of sedimentary rock: 2 wds. |
| AGRIMONY | From Greek for "poppy", thought due to its ancient use as a sedative, a plant with spikes of yellow flowers, hence its other names including church steeples, fairy wand and sticklewort (8) |
| JERSEY | A breed of cattle producing milk that is rich in butterfat, originating from Jersey (6) |
| SWEETMEATS | Confectionery that is rich in sugar, such as candied or crystallised fruit (10) |
| MOULD | Soft fine loose earth that is rich in organic matter (5) |
| BONEMEAL | Organic, slow-release fertiliser that is rich in phosphorus (8) |
| THREONINE | Amino acid that poultry is rich in (or, by the sound of it, 309) |
| PASTRY | A dough consisting of flour, water and butter or lard; can be sweet or savoury (6) |
| SEAGIRDLE | Its other names include oarweed (3,6) |
| HOMEPAGE | Initial part of a website, giving access to its other sections (4,4) |
| SOBRIQUET | "Old Boy" introduces right measure of wit in shortening nickname |
| CRISCO | Name in shortening |
