| SAVOY | Cabbage, say, having a bit of flavour (5) |
| PESTO | Poet's funny; it adds a bit of flavour |
| BAYLEAF | Elaborate flamboyance? C'mon out of it, it adds a bit of flavour |
| OVAL | Elliptical is back in with a bit of flavour! (4) |
| QUALE | A "flavourful" charming or strange elementary particle, never found alone; or, a different kind of flavour in the form of low-fat soft cheese, eaten in a dip, a pudding or a sandwich at home (5) |
| TASTE | The faculty of discerning beauty, merit or a high aesthetic standard in art; the sensation or perception of flavour; a small sample of food or wine to try; or, one's "cup of tea" (5) |
| UMAMI | A measure of rum - a milky kind of flavour (5) |
| TWANG | Onomatopoeia for the vibrating sound of a taut bow/guitar string; local intonation; or, a smack of flavour (5) |
| ASPIC | Jelly with a lot of flavour |
| BRIEF | Cheese with first sign of flavour in short (5) |
| ESTER | Terse form of flavour compound (5) |
| ZESTY | Lively and piquant, of flavour (5) |
| SALTS | Adds a dash of flavour to |
| SAPID | Full of flavour (5) |
| TASTY | Full of flavour(5) |
| LORDS | Botham, say, having last of Tests here (5) |
| ABSEILING | Sailor doing what he does, say, having a climb-down (9) |
| EQUIVOCAL | Just as talkative, say, having a double meaning (9) |
| CHAT | Caught bowler, say, having a chinwag (4) |
| VACATION | On leave, say, having a break (8) |
