| RUNSHORT | Lack an ingredient (3,5) |
| LATCHKEY | Going out, they lack an opener (8) |
| NORM | England invader lacks an accepted standard (4) |
| ACT | Role that lacks an introduction (3) |
| GERMAN | Foreign style manager lacks an article |
| AMORALHISTORY | *Social studies class that lacks an honor code? |
| THEUS | Country that lacks an official language, informally |
| FLATTERY | Cook, with milk as an ingredient, and butter |
| CONTAINS | Includes as an ingredient, ... gluten |
| SEMOLINA | A lemon is an ingredient in making pasta |
| MARZIPAN | Ruin zest, an ingredient for cake? |
| CARDAMOM | Jack perhaps has a medium korma, oddly missing an ingredient (8) |
| BEARCLAW | Almond paste is an ingredient in this 'wild' pastry: 2 wds. |
| OLIVEOIL | Cold pressed, virgin or extra virgin, an ingredient with a taste that varies depending on its climate of origin (5,3) |
| GALLIANO | Italian herbal liqueur, created in 1896, that is an ingredient in a Harvey Wallbanger cocktail |
| TAMARIND | Its fruit pulp is an ingredient in Worcestershire sauce |
| CHICKPEA | Legume used as an ingredient in hummus and falafels (8) |
| OLEANDER | Chewy centre an ingredient of more mature plant (8) |
| DONTGIVEAHOOT | Not care at all if you lack an owl's sound qualities (4,4,1,4) |
| COPY | Canopy lacks an anagram of 19-down (4) |