| ENTREMETS | French term which once meant a light dish between courses at a formal banquet, and later a dessert |
| ACME | Word for the highest point, which once meant the peak of a disease (4) |
| SEMESTERS | It seems rest is needed between courses at the University (9) |
| ENTREE | Dish served immediately before the main course at a formal dinner (6) |
| DINNERPARTY | Formal banquet (6,5) |
| SETMENUS | Lists of dishes of a prescribed number of courses at a fixed price, typically limited to a few options (3,5) |
| STUDENTS | People who are following courses at a college or university (8) |
| ROPETRICK | Experimental dish between some music and some conjuring (4-5) |
| DINNERS | Formal banquets (7) |
| MOUSSE | A light dish made with whipped cream and egg white (6) |
| SNACK | Bring up tins close to sink for a light dish (5) |
| MOOSE | Deer's a light dish for the audience |
| PROVENCE | Depicted in memoirs by Peter Mayle and later a mini-series starring John Thaw, a region of France with a lavender season between June and August (8) |
| MARINOT | French artist, Maurice, a member of Les Fauves and later a major artist in glass (7) |
| HAUBERK | Originally a piece of armour for the neck and later a coat of mail (7) |
| KNOTTY | ___ Ash: area of Liverpool which takes its name from a tree which once stood in the area (6) |
| AUNTIEMAME | She said "Life is a banquet, and most poor suckers are starving to death!" |
| RACCOON | Calvin Coolidge pardoned this animal, once meant for dinner, and kept it as a pet |
| METAL | From "mine, quarry", word for a material such as gold, that also once meant courage, spirit and vigour (5) |
| WOBURN | Now rub out club which appears in our Top 100 Courses at 77, 86 and 98 (6) |
