| KNORR | Big name in seasonings and soups |
| MAGGI | International brand of seasonings and instant soups, founded in Switzerland in 1872 (5) |
| ROUX | A mixture of butter and flour heated together that is used in making sauces and soups (4) |
| OREGANO | Pungent leaves used as seasoning with meats and in stews and soups (7) |
| SEMOLINA | Hard grains of wheat used in puddings and soups |
| BAYLEAF | Dried leaf used whole in broths, stews, and soups |
| SALT | Seasonings: - and pepper |
| GALANGAL | The pungent, aromatic root of a plant of the ginger family, dried and used as a seasoning and in medicine (8) |
| OXTAIL | The skinned tail of an ox, used in stews and soups (6) |
| COURGETTE | Variety of squash or marrow harvested when young, used in a variety of recipes including fritters, quiches, fritattas and soups (9) |
| STOCKCUBE | Lump used for flavouring stews and soups (5,4) |
| TAMMY | Woollen cloth used for straining sauces and soups (5) |
| STEW | "Red red" is a Ghanaian bean ___ made with tomato paste, red palm oil, seasonings (and often meat or seafood), served with a side of fried plantains |
| MOCKTURTLESOUP | Broth made with calf's head, seasonings and sherry or madeira (4,6,4) |
| BISTO | A well-known brand of British foods including its gravy powder, originally named for "browning, seasoning and thickening in one" (5) |
| PEPPER | Pungent seasoning and vegetable (6) |
| SEASALT | Food seasoning and preservative (3,4) |
| VINAIGRETTE | Oil, seasoning and herbs as a dressing (11) |
| MARINADE | Steep in seasoning (8) |
| TARRAGON | Arrant nonsense about turn in seasoning (8) |
