| BITEONESNAILS | Experience anxiety in tentatively eating starters tucking into rib and escargots (4,3'1,5) |
| QUINTESSENCE | Typical example, figure scoffing less (neglecting starter), tucking into fruit (12) |
| DEVILLEDKIDNEYS | Fiend guided by desire about to tuck into ribs and offal dish (8,7) |
| ATE | Dined on starters of anchovies, taramasalata and escargots (3) |
| STRESSFRACTURES | Experience anxiety after mad dogs appear intermittently, hence complaints (6,9) |
| SWEAT | During day we experience anxiety (5) |
| SUSPENSE | American writer aboard ship beginning to experience anxiety |
| CHATEAUBRIAND | Beneath French castle, munched rib and steak |
| SNAILSMANSHIP | Expertise in escargots? |
| ASHARDASNAILS | Sarah prepared father escargots, but very tough (2,4,2,5) |
| LIVERPUDLIANS | Scousers wanting meat, then "escargot" served up after dessert (13) |
| SLIMYPICKINGS | Escargot gatherer's bounty? |
| POPESEYE | Animated sailor eating starters of scotch eggs and steak? |
| WINK | With one eye on top of watchtower, Kate heads in, tentatively |
| SPICED | Rushed eating starters in Indian, carefully seasoned (6) |
| OFAGE | Old enough to order for all guests eating starters (2,3) |
| MOVABLEFEAST | Save lamb to roast, eating starters for family events for Easter? (7,5) |
| DIGIN | Begin eating starters for dinner interspersed with drink (3,2) |
| KEEPSON | Kid eating starters with records playing doesn't stop (5,2) |
| NEEDLECASE | It is offered to those dealing with a stitch perhaps in rib and chest (6-4) |
