| BLANC | French word meaning "white" that is used as a culinary term to describe butter-based sauces or pale-yellowish-coloured wine (5) |
| VONGOLE | Italian plural of "clam", thus used as a culinary term to denote a classic garlicky al dente spaghetti dish, swimming in said shellfish (7) |
| MARZIPAN | Paste made from ground almonds, sugar and egg whites that is used to coat cakes (8) |
| SALSA | Spicy tomato-based sauce - or lively Latin American dance! (5) |
| STRATUS | Low-altitude cloud forming in a blanket of grey or white that is common on an overcast day (7) |
| MINIVER | He's at the digs with four others and finds it wearing - White, that is (7) |
| OPOSSUM | Marsupial whose name comes from an Algonquian word meaning "white animal" |
| ESCALOPE | From French for "shell", a culinary term referring to a flattened cutlet of meat, typically breaded and fried in a similar manner to schnitzel (8) |
| ACID | A culinary term for a sharp- or sour-tasting ingredient, such as lemon/lime juice, vinegar or wine (4) |
| HERB | A plant or a part of a plant that is used as medicine or to give flavour to food (4) |
| ROSEMARY | Shrub with fragrant, evergreen, needle-like leaves that is used as a culinary herb (8) |
| SPICE | Plant or vegetable derivative used as a culinary ingredient - cinnamon, cloves, cumin, turmeric to name a few (5) |
| TEMPLATE | A mould or pattern, such as a thin plate, that is used as a guide to the form of a piece being made (8) |
| NUITBLANCHE | French term literally meaning "white night" used to describe a sleepless night (4,7) |
| AUBURN | Word derived from the Latin meaning "white" yet is used to describe a reddish-brown colour (6) |
| OIL | Substance extracted from olives, avocados, walnuts or the seeds of sunflowers, poppies or flax as a culinary ingredient or as medium for artists paints or pigments (3) |
| PARSLEY | Flat-leaved or curly, a herb used for fish pie, roux-based sauces, salsa verde, tabbouleh, chimichurri or garnishes (7) |
| ASPIC | Savoury jelly based on meat or fish stock that is used as a mould for meat or vegetables (5) |
| BASSINET | A basket that is usually hooded that is used as a baby's bed |
| BASIL | Bushy aromatic annual cultivated as a culinary herb that is a key ingredient of pesto alla genovese (5) |
