| PLOUGHMANSLUNCH | Rotten plum on Hugh's clan's cold meal (10,5) |
| SLOE | Plum on a blackthorn bush |
| CRUMPLE | Squash rotten plum in corner at intervals (7) |
| SLUMP | Rotten plums fall heavily (5) |
| ELIZABETHHURLEY | Costar of Austin Powers movies, and Hugh's ex |
| SALAD | A lad's put out on seeing a cold meal (5) |
| SCUPPER | Cold meal wrapped in foil (7) |
| SALFORD | A cold meal for relieving a city (7) |
| CATFOOD | Brought round to prepare, regularly, a cold meal for queen (3,4) |
| MANDIOC | Noon, with joyous cry ahead of cold meal |
| PACKEDLUNCH | Cold meal (eg, taken to school) |
| IMPERSONAL | Cold meal prison dished up |
| CAMEL | After cold meal, possibly, it can fast for long period (5) |
| ASPIC | Caps production holding its first cold meal |
| HAMSALAD | Had exotic masala rather than a cold meal (3,5) |
| EGGSALAD | Cold meal, say? Pleased to accept it (3,5) |
| CLIMATE | Cold meal. It was ordered for the weather (7) |
| SUSHI | Volunteers at last greeting American onboard for cold meal (5) |
| SALADOIL | Liod, alas, returned for a cold meal enhancer (5,3) |
| ALAS | Unfortunately, unfinished cold meal's revolting (4) |