| KIRSCH | Brandy distilled from cherries |
| KIRSCHWASSER | German brandy distilled from cherries (12) |
| COGNAC | Quality French brandy distilled from white wine (6) |
| GRAPPA | Brandy distilled from the fermented remains of pressed grapes; Italian, 'grape stalk' (6) |
| MARASCHINO | Cordial or liqueur distilled from cherries (10) |
| FINECHAMPAGNE | Brandy distilled from wine made from grapes in Charente area of France (4,9) |
| APPLEJACK | Brandy distilled from cider |
| CALVADOS | French apple brandy distilled from cider (8) |
| MARC | Brandy distilled from grape residue (4) |
| FRAMBOISE | White brandy distilled from fermented raspberry juice (9) |
| ARMAGNAC | Brandy distilled in the French district of Gers (8) |
| COFFEE | From Arabic for "wine", a hot drink prepared from the beans, cherries or peaberries of a tropical shrub; a cup of this; or, its cafe au lait or mocha colour, when mixed with milk (6) |
| DRUPES | From "olives", a botanical word for the aforesaid stone fruits and others including apricots, cherries, damsons, dates, elderberries, peaches, plums and sloes (6) |
| APPLES | "___, cherries, hops and women" (6) |
| PRUNUS | Tree genus that includes apricots, cherries, and almonds (6) |
| CERISE | The colour of cherries (6) |
| STONER | Kitchen utensil for removing the pits of cherries (6) |
| CRECHE | Some mediocre cherries for the nursery (6) |
| NOUGAT | Confection made with nuts and cherries (6) |
| STONED | Wasted, as cherries may be (6) |
