| ASTRONOMIC | Although not beginning huge eating, it gets enormous (10) |
| NESTEGG | Savings division of ebanking gets enormous returns (4,3) |
| MARIO | He gets big eating mushrooms |
| PACIFIC | -- Rose, large eating apple from New Zealand (7) |
| LEA | Large eating expanse for goats |
| SEASHELL | Marine creature, large, eating female that’s cast up on the beach |
| OFTHETIMES | Up-to-date although not behind newspaper (7,2,3,5) |
| INABSENTIA | Although not there, affecting a base, innit? (2,8) |
| NIGHTSHADE | After eating it, close to death's possible diagnosis (10) |
| STALAGMITE | A mound of calcium carbonate - prison has me eating it |
| SPIDERMITE | One devouring fruit simpered pathetically after eating it |
| LEGUMINOUS | Like beans and egg, mostly? Eating it is brilliant |
| ROYALJELLY | This queen bee food or the title of Roald Dahl's creepy tale about the consquences of eating it (5,5 |
| VERNAL | It's about spring in Severn, although not all of it (6) |
| UNCERTAIN | In turn, ace was played, although not sure about it (9) |
| ENDLESS | Although not so many finish, it's constant (7) |
| EASING | It's comforting although not altogether ceasing (6) |
| OFFFORM | Not performing as well as usual although not on the bench (3,4) |
| DEERE | Ford competitor, although not in autos |
| LIVE | Although not recorded, is charged with energy |
