| BRIES | Fresh soft unripened cheese of northern French and southern Belgian origin, similar to the German quark (7,5) |
| FROMAGE | And 33 Fresh soft unripened cheese of northern French and southern Belgian origin, similar to the German quark (7,5) |
| QUARK | Fresh unripened cheese (5) |
| WALLOON | Southern Belgian |
| GLIERE | Which Russian composer of Belgian origin wrote the opera Shah Senem (1923-25) and Red Poppy (1955) |
| BOUVIER | Large rough-coated dog breed of Belgian origin whose name is French for 'cowherd' (7) |
| BARB | Breed of horse of North African origin similar to the Arab (4) |
| BEGUINE | Ballroom dance of Caribbean origin similar to the rumba, in bolero rhythm (7) |
| CHEDDAR | Containing Britain's largest gorge and part of the Strawberry Line cycle route, village on the edge of the Somerset Levels where the cheese of the same name originates (7) |
| JAIALAI | Ball game of Basque origin similar to pelota; literally, ' merry festival' (3,4) |
| COONCAN | Two-player card game of Mexican origin similar to rummy; from Spanish, 'with whom?' (7) |
| GREENMANGO | Unripened flesh of the tropical tree Mangifera indica, used in India, Malaysia and Thailand to add a tart flavour to vegetable dishes (5,5) |
| HALLOUMI | Cypriot semi-hard, unripened brined cheese made mainly from a mixture of goat's and sheep's milk |
| SMOOTHIE | Drink of fresh soft fruit pureed with milk, yogurt or ice cream (8) |
| SNOB | Kind of wine drinker who might remark "I'm getting hints of unripened banana" |
| PANEER | fresh, soft Indian cheese |
| BANANA | One of a bunch or hand of yellow plantain-like fruits synonymous with the "big cheese" of an organisation (6) |
| BELL | Virginia Woolf's elder sister whose home at Charleston was a retreat for the Bloomsbury set; an artist in the Abstract style whose paintings include Flowers in a Ginger Jar and Cotton, Lavender and Qu |
| WEAPON | The "what" of a Clue accusation, whose identity is hinted at by the three circled answers in this qu |
| SHARIAH | Code of law derived from the Qu'ran and Mohammed's teachings (7) |
