| THREEGRACES | A trio of pre-dinner prayers epitomising joy, charm and beauty? (5,6) |
| GRACE | Pre-dinner prayer |
| FREYA | Who is the Scandinavian goddess of love, fertility and beauty? (5) |
| GRACES | Greek myth: the three sisters who give charm and beauty (6) |
| TINKERSCUSS | Invective utterance epitomising worthlessness (7,4) |
| GLAMOURPUSS | Woman of charm and good looks |
| COCKTAILBAR | In which pre-dinner drinks are served (8,3) |
| CHAMBERLAIN | Ian shows charm and Bel gets him an important job - Neville, too! (11) |
| APEAPERITIF | Gorilla's pre-dinner drink? |
| HORSDOEUVRE | Pre-dinner appetiser (4,7) |
| ENTRANCEFEE | Getting in charge, using charm and experience, mostly |
| GRANDVIZIER | Title of prime minister of pre-republic Turkey (5,6) |
| USEDCARLOTS | Roofless sites for the retail of pre-loved automobiles (4-3,4) |
| SILENTMOVIE | *1976 parody of pre-talkies |
| APERITIF | A mixture of tripe provided with a pre-dinner drink (8) |
| ESSEN | A place epitomising the essence of Germany (5) |
| PENTAQUARK | Particle made up of up, up, down, charm, and anti-charm, e.g. |
| IMPETIGO | Epitomising no sin but spotted on the face (8) |
| APERITIFS | Pre-dinner drinks (incl. "Mayor of Flavortown" Guy, chopped, in the circled letters) |
| APPETISER | Pre-dinner snack made from peas and tripe (9) |
