| MORNAY | French cook who gave his name to a cheesy sauce (6) |
| GROAN | Reaction to a cheesy joke |
| STEWER | A cook who prepares daubes, ragouts and other braised dishes; a chicken or other bird, suitable for casseroling; or, a ruminator or worrier who mentally simmers in their own figurative juice (6) |
| LAWSON | Journalist-turned-cook who wrote books including How to Eat, How to Be a Domestic Goddess and Feast (6) |
| CUCKOO | Cook who was said to be a bit strange (6) |
| QUICHE | Which French cook trimmed food? (6) |
| LARVAE | The French cooks rave about witchetty grubs, say (6) |
| QUINCE | Five locally join Clare to accompany a cheesy lot (6) |
| GRATIN | Golden brown crust on a cheesy dish (6) |
| MYRTLE | Cook who won a gold medal at the 1928 Summer Olympics |
| ELISHA | Cook who played Wilmer in "The Maltese Falcon" |
| CRISCO | "Cooks who know trust" this, in an old slogan |
| MARKOUT | Korma you French cook to draw a ground plan (4,3) |
| GALLIMAUFRY | Jumble left by girl, one married to the French cook |
| LEMONADE | The French cook: a demon for drink (8) |
| SOPPY | Cheesy sauce over puff pastry for starters |
| ASSAULTS | Attacks the salsas you French cook up (8) |
| NACHO | A cheesy snack in a can - oh, has to be baked (5) |
| MORNAYSAUCE | So, a numeracy problem with a cheesy bechamel? (6,5) |
| DOMINATE | I'm a noted cook who has to be in command |
