| APPLEDAY | Annual 21 October celebration of fruits such as Bramleys and Discovery (5,3) |
| CYANIDE | Toxic chemical compound first isolated from Prussian blue in 1782 and present in high quantities in the stones and seeds of fruits such as apples, apricots and peaches (7) |
| THINOUT | ___ heavy sets of fruits such as peaches (4,3) |
| PUTAMEN | Hardened endocarp (stone) of fruits such as the peach, plum, cherry etc. (7) |
| HALLOWEEN | Spooky 31 October celebration (9) |
| PEOPLES | Indigenous ___ Day (October celebration) |
| APPLEPIE | A pudding of Bramleys or other cookers baked under a pastry crust, to which a bed prepared as a practical joke is likened (5,3) |
| SHUTTLES | "Columbia" and "Discovery" |
| BERIBERI | Report of a couple of fruits producing disease (8) |
| GEOCARPY | In botany, the ripening of fruits below ground, as in the peanut (8) |
| CRUMBLE | Mixture of plain flour, butter and sugar as a topping for baked seasonal fruits such as Bramley apples, blackberries or rhubarb (7) |
| PSEUDOCARPS | Fruits such as strawberries or apples, also called false fruits or accessory fruits (11) |
| MAST | Fallen forest fruits such as acorns, and chestnuts as forage for wild animals (4) |
| ORCHARDS | Fields of fruits (8) |
| GRAPES | Fruits such as those cultivated in the appellation d'origine controlee wine regions of Provence (6) |
| CORE | The central part of certain fruits, such as the apple or pear (4) |
| BEARN | Type of fruit such as an avocado, banana, cucumber or tomato (5) |
| BERRY | Type of fruit such as an avocado, banana or grape (5) |
| EPICARP | Outermost layer of fruit, such as the grape (7) |
| BLET | State of softness or decay in certain fruits, such as the medlar, brought about by over-ripening (4) |
