| HUMMUS | Blended chickpea paste, popular in the Middle East as a dip (6) |
| THEME | Article on Middle East as a topic (5) |
| HARISSA | Spicy chilli paste popular in North Africa (7) |
| RESETS | Relaxes around the east as a safety catch returns to position (6) |
| TAMARI | Rich dark Japanese soy sauce produced as a by- product of making miso, often used as a dip with sushi, tempura etc. (6) |
| INCASE | Ancient South Americans head East as a precaution |
| CANDLE | An illumination such as a dip, taper or tealight (6) |
| EMERGE | Reg joins me in the East as they come into view (6) |
| LEGUME | Seed of a plant in the pea family such as a chickpea, lentil, bean or peanut (6) |
| BETELNUT | Seed chewed in the East as a stimulant (5,3) |
| PISTACHIO | Popular ice cream flavor which is green in color and contains nuts popular in the Middle East |
| COUSCOUS | Copper eats egg with sauce in the beginning... Twice... And gets North African dish popular in the Middle East (8) |
| POPE | Father goes to the east as a religious leader |
| LUTE | Instrument popular in the Middle Ages and used by Sting in Songs From The Labyrinth (4) |
| HUMBUG | Sum up after smell of chickpea dip (6) |
| CICERO | Roman statesman, lawyer and orator whose name is derived from the Latin for "chickpea" (6) |
| LINCOLNROCKER | High-backed upholstered chair with open arms, popular in the middle of the 19th century (7,6) |
| BOONDI | Crispy snack of India made from chickpea flour |
| HURDYGURDY | Stringed instrument popular in the Middle Ages |
| SALSA | Spicy sauce served as a dip / dance music of Latin American origin |
