| SNOWPEA | Currently with Penny in the Mediterranean from The Pod (4,3) |
| GALLEONS | Type of large galley used in the Mediterranean from the 16th century (8) |
| EXPERT | Exercise with Penny in the buff |
| SWAMP | Took a dip with Penny in the Everglades, perhaps |
| SIROCCO | Hot and often dusty wind that blows across the Mediterranean from N Africa to S Europe in the spring and summer; from Arabic, 'east wind' (7) |
| VANILLA | Flavouring from the pods of a tropical orchid (7) |
| PAPRIKA | Chief seasoning of a Hungarian goulash, obtained from the pods of Capsicum annuum plants (7) |
| RICARDO | Footballer ___ Fuller, currently with Nantwich in the Northern Premier League; his former teams include Crystal Palace, Stoke City, Southampton and Oldham Athletic (7) |
| BARNOWL | Nocturnal creature in tavern, currently with last of cocktail |
| ACTRESS | Performs the old title currently with long hair (7) |
| MANOWAR | Scholar currently with Arab in armed sailing ship (3,1,3) |
| KNOWALL | Smart Alec currently with a pair of learners after end of break (4,3) |
| SPENDER | The chap who won't save a penny, in the poster (7) |
| LADDIES | Young men found old Penny in the little girls' room (7) |
| LEONARD | Husband of Penny in The Big Bang Theory (7) |
| IMPOUND | Seize one penny in the pile |
| EDAMAME | A preparation of immature soybeans in the pod (7) |
| STRINGS | The 'rinds' along the pods of this week's Miscellany subjects (7) |
| TAMARIND | A pulp from the pod of a tree of the pea family, used as a flavouring in Asian cuisine (8) |
| CAROB | Chocolate-like food derived from the pod of a Mediterranean tree (5) |
