| MENELAUS | List of dishes (including drink) served up by son of Spartan king (8) |
| NOODLES | Soba, rice, udon, egg ... quick-cook pasta-like strips used in a number of dishes including laksa, ramen and pho (7) |
| LITOTES | Contents of a pack including drink - that's ironic, to say the least! (7) |
| ERAS | Periods in history are brought up by son (4) |
| TOGS | Clothes acquired sent up by son (4) |
| MACKEREL | Fish caught by son of Scottish king with broken reel (8) |
| LEONIDAS | Spartan king famed for his heroic last stand against the vast army of Xerxes at the battle of Thermopylae (8) |
| GATHERED | Comforting word penned by son of Jacob, it's assumed |
| CINNAMON | Spice obtained from the inner bark of a tree that is used widely in cooking sweet or savoury dishes, including the Mallorcan arroz brut dish (8) |
| BECHAMEL | Herb-infused white French sauce used in dishes including lasagne and moussaka (8) |
| BEATNIKS | Local batter from Hull served up by non-conformists (8) |
| PLUMPISH | Fruit drink served up hot? Stout, rather |
| WAITRESS | Indie flick served up by Adrienne Shelly (8) |
| EMPORIUM | Primo emu served up by shop (8) |
| TOPCLASS | Primo coke and grass served up by young lady |
| RIGATONI | Pasta from European city isn't served up by Italian premier |
| MACK | Item worn in shower by son of king? (4) |
| CONFESSION | Admission of guilt by sons of nice, mixed-up characters (10) |
| APPLE | Orchard fruit served in a variety of sweet and savoury dishes including pies (5) |
| EPAMINONDAS | Who, one of the greatest military tacticians, led the Ancient Greek city-state of Thebes out of Spartan subjugation? (11) |
