| OFFCUT | Rancid meat, a smaller piece thereof (6) |
| CARRION | Air-con worked, covering opening of rancid meat |
| METAL | Copper perhaps left after rancid meat |
| FILLET | From "thread", a word for a narrow ribbon tied round the head originally, later a boned side of fish or slice of meat; a decorative line impressed on the cover of a book; a narrow piece of wood; or, a |
| RABBIT | Once known as a coney and protected for hundreds of years by landowners who valued it for its meat, a plant-eating animal whose name has been altered to describe a dish of cheese-and-ale sauce on toas |
| MUTTON | Meat a dog has taken aboard (6) |
| SLIVER | Give the little son meat - a small slice (6) |
| NUGGET | Liquid gunge close to meat, a small chunk (6) |
| SALAMI | Spicy Italian sausage - some meats a la mince (6) |
| REPAST | Serve up some meats - a perfect meal |
| SEASON | One of the four natural divisions of a year; or, a time thereof when a particular fruit, vegetable, nut etc is most fresh, plentiful or ripe (6) |
| EMBLEM | Such a badge could resemble machinery or a part thereof (6) |
| SECTOR | A religious group or just a special part thereof (6) |
| OMERTA | Stays silent about EMT - or a version thereof (6) |
| ATTAIN | Arrive at Parramatta instantly or a part thereof (6) |
| SWITCH | This is too small for a broomstick, having small rider thereof (6) |
| MOWING | Cutting down the first Ministry of the Air Force, or part thereof (6) |
| PETROL | Piano, and French exponent thereof, recalled contribution to Rolls-royce performance (6) |
| GRANULATE | Turn a leg a new way to make into smaller pieces |
| BLT | Best known by its initials, this simple sandwich is made of a savory strip of meat, a leafy green and a juicy red fruit widely regarded as a veggie |
