| APPLE | Granny Smith, Gala, or Golden Delicious |
| APPLETREES | They might produce Galas or Golden Delicious, 2 wds. |
| EATINGAPPLE | Granny Smith or Golden Delicious, eg (6,5) |
| APPLES | Golden Delicious and Granny Smith |
| MEET | An assembly of horses, hounds and hunters prior to a chase; a swimming gala or other athletic event; or, a mathematical intersection (4) |
| FESTAL | Befitting a gala or a feast which four leave |
| EVENT | Gala or ball |
| CARNIVAL | A gala or jamboree (8) |
| GOWN | Garment for a gala or graduation |
| FESTIVAL | Gala or fete |
| NEATER | Better put Golden Delicious, or similar, on Newton |
| MEETS | Gatherings of horses, hounds and riders prior to hunts; rallies of athletes for contests, galas or races; criminal conventions; or, intersections (5) |
| EVENTS | Galas or functions, for example, popular at preserved railways (6) |
| GALA | Swimming competition between clubs; or, an apple that is a Kidd's Orange Red crossed with a Golden Delicious (4) |
| END | The butt, for instance, in the Golden Delicious (3) |
| DIANA | Lady of the golden delicious? (5) |
| APPLETREE | Plant producing Golden Delicious (5,4) |
| YOLK | At the end of the day, people lose the head about this golden, delicious one. (4) |
| GREENING | Making verdant or becoming ecofriendly; a Granny Smith-coloured apple; a policy of introducing foliage, parks, vegetation and verdure into urban areas; or, rejuvenation (8) |
| SOFTFRUIT | Group excluding Granny Smith, or stuff it's condemned? |