| JUJUBE | Fruit of the Chinese date tree, eaten fresh or dried (6) |
| FIG | A soft pear-shaped fruit with many seeds eaten fresh or dried / dress or equipment |
| FIGS | Fruits eaten fresh or dried (4) |
| CASHEWS | Nut-like seeds of a tropical tree eaten salted as a snack or in stir-fries, curries, with noodles or |
| MULBERRY | Fruit tree eaten by silkworms (8) |
| GINGER | Warm and pungent rhizome, used fresh or dried in savory and sweet cuisines from around the world |
| DESERT | First of date trees to be chopped up in the Sahara, perhaps (6) |
| CLOVES | Segments of a bulb of garlic; or, dried flower buds used as spice for curries or mulled wine (6) |
| TEABAG | Sachet of herbs or dried leaves of Camellia sinensis for infusion (6) |
| NAPALM | Dangerous jelly obtained from North African date-tree (6) |
| NOUGAT | Hard chewy confectionery made with sugar or honey and egg whites, often with chopped nuts or dried fruit added (6) |
| FLAXEN | Blonde or pale yellow, as if spun from linen or dried linseed plant stalks (6) |
| DESMID | Studied by a microscopist, a green alga whose presence in a pond, river or steam is often a bioindicator of fresh or unpolluted water (6) |
| SLICER | A knife, circular-bladed machine or utensil for cutting bread, cheese, meat etc thinly; or, a cucumber for eating fresh or for mandolining (6) |
| FRESCO | Painting done on wet or dried plaster |
| GUAVA | Tropical fruit eaten fresh or used to make jellies (5) |
| PASTA | Mixture of flour and water used fresh or dried (5) |
| TAMARIND | Seed pod pulp eaten fresh or cooked with rice and fish or preserved in curries and chutneys (8) |
| MASCOT | Poppin' Fresh or Tony the Tiger |
| RECENT | Modern, fresh or new (6) |
