| RACCOON | Calvin Coolidge pardoned this animal, once meant for dinner, and kept it as a pet |
| BELLYDANCERS | They entertain Middle Easterners with something for dinner, and yes, they have a ball! (5,7) |
| ENTREMETS | French term which once meant a light dish between courses at a formal banquet, and later a dessert |
| METAL | From "mine, quarry", word for a material such as gold, that also once meant courage, spirit and vigour (5) |
| DOUBLEDATE | Co-couples event for dinner and a movie: 2 wds. |
| TVTRAY | Accessory for dinner and a show? |
| PLANS | Going out for dinner and then hitting a bar, maybe |
| SPRAYED | Rushed the fish inside and kept it from drying out (7) |
| MAINTAINED | Kept it up for a time and wandered round in a daze (10) |
| MONITORED | Watched something being recorded, and kept it under surveillance (9) |
| INFURIATE | I was richly dressed for dinner, and get very warm |
| ENTERTAIN | Have people over for dinners and parties, for example |
| RIOT | Word for civil disorder, revelry, a dazzling display of colours or a highly amusing person or thing that once meant dissolute living (4) |
| LITTERAS | ____ mittens: this once meant walking to a post box (acc. pl.) |
| ACME | Word for the highest point, which once meant the peak of a disease (4) |
| GIRAFFE | Animal once known as a camelopard |
| ERST | It once meant "once" |
| VIE | What now means "to contend for superiority" but once meant "to stake in card playing"? (3) |
| SPONGE | Sessile marine animal, once thought to be a plant (6) |
| HORSE | Large draught animal once used for ploughing etc. (5,5) |
