| PICKLES | Scrapes gherkins, for example (7) |
| CUCUMBER | gherkin, for one |
| TARTARE | A mayonnaise sauce mixed with egg yolks, capers, gherkins and herbs (7) |
| GRAHAME | Author who describes a riverbank picnic of "cold chicken, tongue, ham, beef, pickled gherkins, salad, French rolls, cress sandwiches, potted meat, ginger beer, lemonade and soda water" in his tale The |
| PICKLED | Drunk (as a gherkin?) (7) |
| PRICKLE | Thorn found right in gherkin (7) |
| ROLLMOP | Hors d'oeuvre of herring and gherkin (7) |
| KINDEST | Gherkin destined to be revealed as the most benign (7) |
| DILL | Herb often used for pickling gherkins |
| PICKLEJAR | Container for gherkins |
| TARTARESAUCE | Mayonnaise mixed with onion, gherkins and capers (7,5) |
| KINGFISHER | Gherkins, if pickled, are just right for the blue bird (10) |
| CORNICHONS | A French word for dill-pickled baby cucumbers/gherkins (10) |
| WETHREEKINGS | Wet English gherkins put out for Carol (2,5,5) |
| GLINT | A little light dressing on top of gherkins |
| SHRINKAGE | Theft of pickled gherkins around area |
| THOUSAND | ? dressing, salad accompaniment made from mayonnaise with ketchup and chopped gherkins (8,6) |
| VEG | Shortened root, salad and leafy green edibles, among others, as in five gherkins! (3) |
| TARTARSAUCE | Accompaniment to fish dishes, made with mayonnaise, capers and gherkins (6,5) |
| THOUSANDISLANDDRESSING | Sauce made with mayonnaise, tomato ketchup, tabasco and chopped gherkins |
