| GENOA | Capital of Liguria in Italy; variety of fruitcake with almonds on top; or, a type of jib or foresail (5) |
| BANANA | Fruit bar - one with almond on top (6) |
| PINENUT | Consume fruitcake with a bit of salad (4,3) |
| SWEETHEART | Fruitcake with Hearst missing small significant other (10) |
| BROWNIE | Square of fudgy chocolate cake with a chewy top; or, a member of the second-youngest section of Girlguiding UK, aged between seven and 10 (7) |
| RATAFIA | Liqueur flavoured with almonds or the kernels of apricots, cherries or peaches; or, a small amaretto or macaroon-like biscuit (7) |
| GENEPITNEY | Singer who duetted with Marc Almond on Something's Gotten Hold of My Heart in 1989 |
| MARINIERE | Breton-style jersey/top; or, a French culinary term for moules cooked in white wine, onion and herbs (9) |
| RING | Finger jewelry with a 3D on top (or what bells do) |
| TIPSY | -----cake; a trifle made of a sponge cake soaked in white wine and decorated with almonds (5) |
| SPIN | Rotate, like a top or a dreidel |
| GENOVA | Capital of Liguria (modern Italian spelling) (6) |
| ALAMODE | With ice cream on top or by the side (1,2,4) |
| NOUGAT | From the Provencal for "nut", a chewy confection with almonds, cherries, honey, pistachios etc that is a culinary speciality of Montelimar (6) |
| SAFE | Secure top of foresail in rough sea (4) |
| PULSATE | Shifting plates around centre of Liguria move regularly in a beat (7) |
| CRATER | Bowl-shaped opening at the top or a volcano (6) |
| BIGWHEEL | Ride, e.g. while high on end of jib |
| BANANAS | Fruit seen in description of fruitcake (7) |
| RAISIN | Mentioning cut in content of fruitcake? (6) |
