| MEOWED | Asked for a dish of milk |
| CUSTARD | Cat with dish of milk and egg (7) |
| KEBAB | Dish of milk at last infant brought up |
| VERONIQUE | French word for a dish of sole, turbot, scallops or chicken served with a creamy vermouth sauce with Muscat grapes (9) |
| STIR | Word linking with "fry" for a dish of vegetables and other ingredients cooked quickly in a wok (4) |
| CONFIT | French word for a dish of duck or goose, for example, cooked or preserved in its own fat (6) |
| SAUTE | From "jump, leap", word for a dish of food fried quickly in a pan while being flipped/tossed from time to time (5) |
| GNOCCHI | One quit bad coaching for a dish of dumplings (7) |
| PORRIDGE | Time for a dish of oatmeal cooked in water (8) |
| FLAMBE | French culinary term, from "singe", for a dish of bananas, crepes or steak served dressed in blazing liquor (6) |
| SCAMPI | Italian word for a dish of langoustine, aka Dublin Bay prawns or Norway lobsters, served sauteed in garlic butter or fried in breadcrumbs (6) |
| MEDLEY | Collection of songs played as a continuous piece; a combination of four styles of swimming in one race; or, the general name for a dish consisting of an assortment of vegetables (6) |
| AUBADE | A university asked for a piece of early music |
| ENTREE | French word for a dish served between the main courses of a formal dinner, or according to Mrs Beeton, a side dish served with the first course (6) |
| APPLIED | Asked for a couple of pages and made up a story |
| SPED | Asked for a ticket, in a way |
| CENTS | Americans for Common ___, who asked for a study to justify keeping the penny |
| JILL | She went for water and asked for a quarter pint (4) |
| WHY | It's asked for a reason |
| BEGGED | Asked for a place to rest, including food (6) |
