| SACCHARIN | Artificial sweetener discovered by Ira Remsen and Constantin Fahlberg in 1879, used in food as the additive E954 (9) |
| SURVIVE | Make the cut as the A T fittest do (7) |
| IRAS | Remsen and Levin |
| TAKE | Utilize, as "The A Train" |
| SORBITOL | Sugar alcohol first discovered in the berries of the mountain ash in 1872; used in food as the sweetener E420 (8) |
| XYLITOL | Crystalline artificial sweetener derived from wood sugar, used in foods as the additive E967 (7) |
| SHELLAC | Resin secreted by the Asian insect Kerria lacca, used in food as the glazing agent E904 (7) |
| THAUMATIN | Sweet-tasting low-calorie protein obtained from the African fruit Thaumatococcus daniellii, used in food as the sweetener E957 (9) |
| LYCOPENE | Red carotenoid pigment chiefly occurring in tomatoes, used in food as the colouring E160d (8) |
| CARMINE | Vivid red pigment obtained from the scale insect cochineal (Dactylopius coccus), used in food as the additive E120 (7) |
| HING | This pungent smelling spice is used in food as a condiment (Hindi spelling) |
| PORGY | --- And Bess, opera first performed in 1935, with music by George Gershwin and lyrics by Ira Gershwin and DuBose Heyward (5) |
| ASPARTAME | Artificial sweetener, approximately 200 times sweeter than sugar, discovered by US chemist James M. Schlatter in 1965 (9) |
| AKISSBEFOREDYING | 1953 novel by Ira Levin whose second cinematic adaptation, in 1991, stars Matt Dillon and Sean Young |
| EARFUL | Cheerful Little ____, 1930 song with lyrics by Ira Gershwin from the musical Sweet And Low (6) (6) |
| BRANCUSI | Constantin, Romanian sculptor whose works were shown at the Armory Show in 1913 (8) |
| STEPFORD | The ____ Wives, novel by Ira Levin published in 1972 (8) |
| EAT | Consume food as the tea drought finishes |
| SOLID | Such food as the first person sold out of? |
| AKISSBEFORE | 1956 film starring Robert Wagner based on a novel by Ira Levin (1,4,6,5) |
