| PAKORA | Indian dish is reverse of a soft, mushy okra (6) |
| BANISH | Outlaw is reverse of popular, gatecrashing party (6) |
| PAPPY | Soft, mushy (5) |
| TAFFRAIL | Part of ship's timbers is reverse of plump, and feeble |
| BALTI | A spicy Indian dish is served up in a Detroit laboratory (5) |
| DHAL | What popular Indian dish is made with lentils? (4) |
| APPEAL | The attraction of a soft ring of bells (6) |
| SCYLLA | Mythical monster ___ namely, the reverse of a friend (6) |
| PATHOS | Sadness of a soft-headed musketeer (6) |
| CANAPE | Wicker, say, forming the frame of a soft sofa (6) |
| MRPIBB | Original name of a soft drink that now has "Xtra" in its name: 2 wds. |
| EGLOMISE | Paired with "verre", an ancient method of engraving, gilding or painting the reverse of a sheet of glass to create a soft mirrored effect (8) |
| ANAPAEST | In prosody, a metrical foot of two short syllables followed by a long one; the reverse of a dactyl (8) |
| FUDGE | From "to merge", word meaning "cobble together", "manipulate facts or figures" or "humbug!" that is also the name of a soft sweet, based on a mixture of butter, cream and sugar (5) |
| PURL | Knitting stitch that is the reverse of a plain stitch, used to produce a ribbed texture (4) |
| LOVE | It's the very reverse of a bit of malevolence! (4) |
| MAY | Month which is the reverse of a root vegetable |
| SPLAT | Sound of a soft, wet object striking a surface (5) |
| PROSE | Is it consigned to writing-paper of a soft pink colour? (5) |
| COCA | Leaf whose name is half of a soft-drink brand |
