| CAPRESE | Salad with basil |
| MIXEDHERBS | Hung around with that girl from primary? Best friends, ultimately, with Basil and Rosemary when they're together! (5,5) |
| INNER | Sauce with basil |
| SIN | "___ Takes a Holiday" with Basil Rathbone (1930) |
| PESTO | Sauce with basil, pine nuts, etc |
| WILLOWHERB | Plant tree with Basil, for example (10) |
| BLT | What Martha Stewart makes with basil leaves |
| PHO | Noodle soup garnished with basil |
| PESTOS | Sauces made with basil and pine nuts |
| IRASCIBLE | Grumpy infused rice with basil (9) |
| ABOLISH | Do away with Basil? Oh that's wrong! |
| ISABELLA | Ale brewed with basil - where her tears were shed (8) |
| TOMATOES | They go well with basil and mozzarella - minced meats too |
| TYRONE | Film and stage actor who duelled with Basil Rathbone in The Mark Of Zorro, ... Power |
| SPECIALBRANCH | Cook cep with basil spread for security police (7,6) |
| NIXON | Phoenix only partly needed by David, English magician associated with Basil Brush (5) |
| LUSTRAL | You are mixing salt with basil tip - it's about purification (7) |
| SWEET | Word that pairs with basil, bay, brier, cicely, gale, pea, violet and william for several aromatic plants (5) |
| CAPTAINSTABLE | Cooked pancetta with basil - served at this maritime dining location? |
| BLTS | Martha Stewart makes them with basil leaves and homemade mayo |
