| EVADING | Avoiding most of the salsa for instance in vegan dish (7) |
| EVEREST | Leader avoiding most demanding summit |
| DIP | Salsa, for instance |
| HOTDIP | Tangy salsa, for instance |
| OPAL | Chap's avoiding most suitable gem (4) |
| LEMONSALADS | Just a twist on the salsa Dee makes a dressing with the cold dishes (5,6) |
| HOTPURSUIT | "It's a ___," said the salsa maker |
| DANSEUR | Nijinsky, for instance, in back street in Paris (7) |
| COINAGE | Firm popular with twenty-somethings, for instance, in the capital (7) |
| REGATTA | For instance, in desert Terriers find occasion for boaters (7) |
| REUNION | Gathering of ex-students, for instance, in Indian Ocean island (7) |
| ASSEGAI | While for instance in South Africa, one finds a spear (7) |
| ASSAYER | He allocates marks, for instance, in a series (7) |
| INTEGER | Number for instance in Italian football team (7) |
| LEGIBLE | For instance, in writing out libel it can be read (7) |
| NIGERIA | Broadcast, for instance, in revolutionary country (7) |
| VINTAGE | When wine was made, for instance, in vat like this (7) |
| SIDE | Envisaged getting rid of vegan dish to go with main course (4) |
| CASTSON | Does some knitting, for instance, in court with child (5,2) |
| SKINNYDIPS | Fat-free hummus and salsa for those raw types taking the plunge (6-4) |
