| PECORINO | Any of several varieties of Italian cheese made from ewes' milk (8) |
| ORZO | Pastina in the form of grains of rice served in some varieties of Italian wedding soup (4) |
| PEARMAIN | Any of several varieties of apple with a red skin (8) |
| SCALLION | Any of several varieties of onion, now known by this name in the U.S. (8) |
| PRUNE | Partially dried fruit of any of several varieties of plum tree |
| PINOT | Any of several varieties of wine grape, with Noir, Blanc and Grigio varieties among others |
| AGATE | Any of several varieties of hard, streaked chalcedony |
| PIPPIN | Any of several varieties of eating apple with a rounded oblate shape (6) |
| MANCHEGO | Hard fatty cheese produced in La Mancha, Spain, traditionally from ewes' milk (8) |
| PARTISAN | Massive fan of Italian cheese - if it's brought back for me |
| FETA | White semi-hard Greek cheese made from ewe's milk and up to 30% goat's milk; from Italian, 'slice' (4) |
| RICOTTA | What cheese, made from ewe's milk, is considered by some to be a milk product rather than a cheese? (7) |
| ROMANO | Cheese made from ewe's milk |
| PECORINOS | Cheeses made from ewes' milk |
| OGEN | Type of sweet, light melon (any one of several varieties) coming from Israel (4) |
| MOZZARELLA | Italian cheese made from water buffalo or cows' milk (10) |
| ROQUEFORT | Cheese made from ewes' and goats' milk (9) |
| BURRATA | Italian cheese made from mozzarella and cream (7) |
| CANTALOUPE | Generic term in the US for several varieties of cultivated melon (10) |
| TIT | Common bird of several varieties |
