| BUMMALO | A small fish of southern Asian coasts, dried and used as food (7) |
| CAPELIN | A small fish of the smelt family (7) |
| SARI | A dress of southern Asian women that consists of light material draped around the body (4) |
| CHARR | A small fish of the salmon kind (5) |
| SMELTS | Small, green and silver fish allied to salmon and used as food |
| RATIONCARDS | Stair-rod can be broken up and used as food limiters (6,5) |
| ANCHOVY | A small fish resembling a herring with a strong, salty taste that can be used as a pizza topping (7) |
| TIDDLER | Thought to derive from a childish form of "stickleback", an informal word for a small fish such as the aforesaid or a minnow/tadpole (7) |
| PUNJABI | Southern Asian to make a stab at joke first, I concluded (7) |
| GALANGAL | The pungent, aromatic root of a plant of the ginger family, dried and used as a seasoning and in medicine (8) |
| LOOFAH | Fibrous interior of a species of gourd, dried and used as a bath sponge (6) |
| PIKELET | Thin kind of crumpet - or a small fish? (7) |
| WHITING | Small fish of the cod family (7) |
| CHICORY | A blue-flowered plant whose dried and ground roots are used as a coffee substitute (7) |
| GUDGEON | A small fish with a trunnion (7) |
| SKIPPER | Sea-captain gets a small fish (7) |
| SEASIDE | Beach view includes a small fish (7) |
| SAMOSAS | Southern Asian filled pastries |
| BACALAO | Spanish for a particular fish, but in culinary terms it refers to the dried and salted version which in Mallorca is often served with spinach and raisins, or local mushrooms (7) |
| HARICOT | A variety of bean with light-coloured, edible seeds, which can be dried and stored (7) |
