| PLATE | Dish that can follow the first words of 17-, 20-, 35-, 51-, and 56-Across |
| DRYMARTINI | Its components are hidden at the ends of 17-, 20-, 35- and 53-Across |
| VERVE | Characteristic suggested by the first words of 17-, 20-, 36-, 55- and 60-Across |
| APES | Animals found in 16-, 20-, 35-, 51- and 58-Across |
| MONEY | Word that can follow the first word of 18-, 20-, 35-, 54-, |
| OIL | Viscous liquid, and a word that can follow the first words of the starred answers |
| MAN | End of the beginnings of 17, 20, 51, 55-A and 19, 25-D |
| BRAIN | Word that can follow the first words of 4-,7- and 10- |
| BACKTRACK | Reverse a position, and a hint to what can follow the first words of the starred answers |
| LANE | Highway division, and word that can follow the first word of the answers to starred clues |
| WHALE | Word that can follow the first words of this puzzle's four longest answers |
| RULE | Govern, or word that can follow the first word of the four longest puzzle answers |
| MOUTHED | Lip-synched, and word that can follow the first word in answers to asterisked clues |
| PIECE | Word that could follow the first word of the theme entries |
| FAIR | Word that can follow the first word of this puzzle's four longest answers |
| BOARD | Word that can follow the first words |
| ROLLINGINDOUGH | Wealthy, and a hint to the first word of 20-, 35- and 40- Across |
| CHEST | It can follow the first word of this puzzle's nine longest answers |
| FRITTATA | Baked egg dish that can be flavoured with roasted peppers, peas, feta, spinach, herbs, ricotta etc (8) |
| STEW | Dish that can cook for hours |
