| TEACAKES | Relatives of scones |
| AFTERNOON | - tea; traditional British meal of scones, crumpets, cakes, finger sandwiches etc - either at home or in a shady part of the garden (9) |
| STONE | - of Scone; ancient symbol of Scotland's monarchy that was used in the coronation ceremonies of its kings (5) |
| SCOTA | Daughter of an Egyptian pharaoh and ancestor of the Gaels (connected to the Stone of Scone legend) |
| BATCH | Oven-load (of scones) |
| BATCHES | Cooking amounts, ... of scones |
| CONFESS | Own up about no love of scones (7) |
| SCROLLSAW | Cutter was capsized under first couple of scones and bun |
| DESTINY | The Stone of Scone is also the "Stone of ____" |
| THRONE | Dais-raised monarchical seat, such as the Coronation Chair once fitted with the Stone of Scone plundered by Edward I in 1296 (6) |
| NOSECONES | Rocket components formed by the body part used for smelling + an anagram of "scone": 2 wds. |
| SHEATHE | Closely cover moorland in outskirts of Scone (7) |
| DEVONSHIRE | (& 24-down) A light meal of scones, jam and cream with a cuppa (10,3) |
| BATTER | A striker in cricket; a mixture of eggs, flour and milk as the basis of Breton galettes, crepes, crumpets, drop scones and pancakes; or, a damaged piece of type in a forme (6) |
| DOUGH | Basic mixture of flour and water used in a number of recipes including bread, pasta, pastry, biscuits, dumplings, scones and pizza bases (5) |
| TEA | An afternoon refection of cakes, finger sandwiches and scones; a "high" cooked meal with bread-and-butter in the early evening; or, a hot infusion of Camellia sinensis leaves accompanying either repas |
| CREAMTEA | Clotted jollop, scones and strawberry jam with a hot brew as a traditional taste of Cornwall or Devon, whether in the afternoon or early at 11, it is a little piece of West Country culinary heaven (5, |
| SINGES | Slightly burns bits of baked scones ingested |
| PUN | "Life of Pie" or "Rolling Scones" |
| MAGNESIA | Christmas visitors swallow a fair amount of the scones with a laxative (8) |
