| TANGY | Like pineapple or tamarind |
| ASSAM | Variety of Indian tea; or, tamarind in Malaysian cookery (5) |
| CROWN | A simple garland or wreath as a headdress originally, later a more grandiose jewelled diadem of a king or queen; or, the top of an arch, cut gem, hat, head, pineapple or tree (5) |
| CHUNKY | Might such dog food seem like pineapple? (6) |
| ANANAS | Another name for the pineapple or pinguin (6) |
| GOBANANAS | Find chunk with pineapple - or lose it? |
| CHERIMOYA | Tropical American fruit with a flavour like pineapple (9) |
| WHITE | Uncommon treat: An albino hybrid which appeared in the U.S. about a decade ago, the pineberry* is a small, ___ strawberry, speckled with red dots that tastes a lot like pineapple |
| SOUR | Like tamarind |
| EXOTIC | Description of a tropical fruit such as a guava, mango, pineapple or tamarillo (6) |
| TART | Like a tamarind's taste |
| CROWNS | Chief ornaments; diadems; flocks of kingfishers; or, the tops of arches, hats, pineapples or trees |
| LEGUME | Edible seed of a plant such as the alfalfa, soybean, chickpea, clover, lentil, lupin, tamarind or peanut (6) |
| IMLI | Indian word for tamarind (4) |
| SYMS | Sylvia of "The Tamarind Seed" (1974) |
| RIND | Outside of a tamarind? (4) |
| SAMOSA | Snack typically served with a tamarind sauce |
| PADTHAI | Dish flavored with tamarind paste and fish sauce |
| SAMBAR | Indian stew made with pigeon pea and tamarind |
| INDIGO | Baptisia australis is commonly called 'False ___', part of tamarind I got (6) |
