| TZATZIKI | From Persian for "herb mixture", a Greek version of Indian raita (8) |
| ODYSSEUS | Greek version of Ulysses (8) |
| DUXELLES | Mushroom, shallot and herb mixture used for beef Wellington or crostini (8) |
| BROTHERS | Siblings sort out herb mixture (8) |
| AZURE | From Persian for "lapis lazuli", a cerulean-like colour; heraldic blue; or, a poetic word for a clear sky (5) |
| XENOPHON | Greek historian and military leader who entered Spartan service to help liberate Anatolian Greeks from Persian rule (8) |
| FUNERALS | Pig from Persian Gulf witnessed in grave circumstances (8) |
| BRONZE | From Persian for "brass", an alloy of copper and tin favoured as a medium for sculpture since antiquity (6) |
| KHAKI | From Persian for "dust", a dull brownish-yellow material first used for uniforms by British troops in India in the 1840s; or, said cloth's colour (5) |
| AZOTH | From Persian for "quicksilver", the alchemists' name for mercury; or, the panacea postulated by occultist and "father of toxicology" Paracelsus (5) |
| ZARI | Name, from Persian for "gold", for the fine golden or silver thread used in Indian brocade and embroidery (4) |
| HYLEG | From Persian for "nativity", the ruling planet at the hour of one's birth, said to determine length of life (5) |
| CUCUMBER | Ingredient in raita (8) |
| TIAMARIA | Yours truly is into exotic raita and liqueur (3,5) |
| CHITCHAT | Talk: problem in Persian, for example? |
| JULEP | From Persian for "rosewater", a sweet or syrupy, often medicated, liquor; or, iced water flavoured with mint leaves, sugar and whisky (5) |
| AGITATOR | Stirrer got raita mixed up |
| ARSENIC | Element whose name derives from Persian for "gold" |
| SPINACH | From Persian for "green hand", the leafy vegetable "palak", served in eggs Florentine, saag, or spanakopita (7) |
| ETAISENOUGH | Greek version of a Dick Van Patten sitcom? |
