| SPECIFIC | Particular mixed spice for Indian cold starters (8) |
| SPECIMEN | Pieces served with mixed spice, for example (8) |
| HALDI | Curiously spending time finally in 12 to get a spice for Indian cuisine (5) |
| BICEPS | You need basil first with mixed spice for muscles (6) |
| CALAMARI | A Buddhist monk tucking into cold starters of red Italian squid (8) |
| CINNAMON | In can on top of mantelpiece, mixed spice (8) |
| SCUPPERS | Ruins evening meals, introducing cold starter (8) |
| MARZIPAN | Name, derived from a Burmese port once famed for glazed jars used to export candied fruits, confections, preserves and spices, for a sugary almond paste used to coat cakes (8) |
| PROTOCOL | In favour of implement being used to eat cold starter in a demonstration of etiquette |
| CURRYING | Moving quickly about, lacking first of spices for making exotic dish |
| CHILLI | Make cold starter for Indian meal with lots of spice (6) |
| LASSI | Indian cold drink made with yoghurt and flavoured with sugar, salt or a spice (5) |
| GNOCCHI | Dumplings with gravy, noodles or cold starters Greek character made |
| TUNIC | Habit of taking a lot of wine with ice-cold starters? (5) |
| COHOE | Cold starters of halibut ordered eagerly with silver salmon (5) |
| DISHCLOTH | 'Duck includes some hot and cold starters' (reluctant kitchen aid) (9) |
| COPRA | Cold starters of peppered ravioli and meat of the coconuts (5) |
| CRAB | Criticise cold starters of raw adzuki beans |
| PRICES | As paid for mixed spice around the end of the war? (6) |
| OVERACTED | Was a ham stuffed, eating cold starter for dinner? (9) |
