| PEANUTBUTTER | Crunchy or smooth spread |
| PEANUTS | Edible "goobers" often roasted/salted for snacks or blended to make a crunchy or smooth spread (7) |
| TACO | Crunchy or soft, rolled or folded |
| SWIM | A natatorial act referred to, with its opposite "sink", in a phrase alluding to success or failure; a condition of dizziness, giddiness or swoon; or, any gliding, graceful or smooth motion (4) |
| STROKE | A rub or smooth with one's hand; a blow or hit of something such as a golf/tennis ball; or, a linear mark made with a paintbrush or a pen (6) |
| CEREALBAR | Crunchy or chewy breakfast snack item (6,3) |
| TACOSHELLS | They may be crunchy or soft (2 wds.) |
| WOODSIA | Genus or Latin name of the cliff fern - alpine, northern, rusty or smooth (7) |
| BURNISH | To make or become shiny or smooth by friction (7) |
| RUB | A stroke or smooth said to be done "the wrong way" when irritating a person by tactless handling; or, a snag on a bowling green, hence an obstacle (3) |
| SOAP | Cleanser whose name is given to any serialised melodramatic television or radio "sudser"; or, smooth words (4) |
| EVEN | Steady or smooth (4) |
| EMOLLIATE | To soften or smooth |
| CALM | Serene, still or smooth (4) |
| IRONOUT | Put right or smooth over (4,3) |
| GLIB | Insincerely fluent or smooth (4) |
| CHIHUAHUA | A breed of tiny dog with either long or smooth hair, large, erect ears and prominent eyes (9) |
| ALOEVERA | A gelatinous substance used especially in cosmetics to soften or smooth the skin (4,4) |
| EEN | Poetic contraction for a word meaning "level" or "smooth" (3) |
| DIGEST | An easy-to-stomach type of periodical presented in a condensed, methodically arranged, processed form for quick consumption, painless mental maceration or smooth absorption (6) |
