| NIELLO | Black compound used as a filling for incised decorations on silver |
| NIELLOED | Decorated with a black compound used as an inlay on engraved metal (8) |
| BALDEAGLES | Decorations on silver dollars. |
| INLAYS | Incised decorations (6) |
| FRANGIPANE | Named after an Italian marquis or his invention of a plumeria-based fragrance for scenting gloves, a rich almond-vanilla pastry cream, used as a filling for a Bakewell tart, galette des rois or other |
| PRALINE | A confection of nuts with caramelised sugar, used as a filling for chocolates (7) |
| CUSTARD | A baked mixture of eggs, milk and other sweet or savoury ingredients used as a filling for pies or pastry (7) |
| CREAM | Dairy food used as a filling for eclairs and profiteroles (5) |
| LEMONCURD | Citrus spread also used as a filling for meringue pies |
| LEKVAR | Rich fruit butter/spread of apricots or prunes, used like jam or as a filling for pastries in Hungarian cuisine (6) |
| MINCEMEAT | Finely chopped beef or lamb; a spiced mixture of brandy-soaked apple, citrus peel, dried fruit and suet as a filling for festive pies; or, anything thoroughly diced or ground (9) |
| SALPICON | A chopped medley of ingredients bound in a sauce, used as a filling or stuffing in French cuisine (8) |
| CURRANT | Dried fruit used as a filling in Eccles cakes, garibaldi biscuits etc. (7) |
| ARSENIC | A highly toxic compound used as a poison (7) |
| URETHANE | Compound used as a fungicide and pesticide |
| QUININE | Bitter compound used as a tonic (7) |
| MSG | White crystalline compound used as a food additive to enhance flavor. |
| ADH | Chemical compound used as a hardener (abbr.) |
| ALIZARIN | Organic compound used as a prominent red dye (8) |
| LIGNOCAINE | Compound used as a local anaesthetic (10) |
