| CHIPSHOP | Term for a French-fry house, friterie, greasy spoon or takeaway specialising in vinegar-soused sizzled sticks of potato wrapped in parchment or "yesterday's news" (4,4) |
| CHIP | Another word for a French fry; a counter used as currency in a casino; or, a small chunk of chocolate (4) |
| DILLPICKLE | A vinegar-soused herb-infused cucumber transformed into the pantry delight also called a gherkin (4,6) |
| EATIN | --- or takeaway, fast food question (3,2) |
| SKIMMER | Another name for a shearwater or a straw boater; a dragonfly in the order Odonata, often devoured by hobbies; a sieve-like slotted spoon; or, a speed-reader (7) |
| TRUSTAFARIAN | A tongue-in-cheek portmanteau word for an affluent young bohemian with messy hair, a rich dreadlocked heir, a privileged "Rasta" with a silver spoon or a somewhat hippified aristo with a bequeathed bo |
| PICKLE | Word, with its roots preserved in "brine", for a soused or steeped foodstuff such as Branston, chutney, fermented cabbage, kimchi, sauerkraut or a spiced gherkin; or, a messy muddle or sour state of a |
| SHOESTRING | Word that can describe a budget or a French fry |
| DIVEBOMBER | Attack plane (or bird that swoops down, steals a French fry, and quickly escapes) |
| HUGUENOT | Term for a French Protestant of the 16th and 17th centuries, a number of whom emigrated to Ireland. (8) |
| ACE | Military term for a French airman who has destroyed ten or more hostile aircraft (3) |
| BOWL | Wooden ball with a bias; rounded part of a spoon; or, a literary word for a drinking cup (4) |
| YAM | A French fry veggie |
| TATERTOT | Alternative to a French fry: 2 wds. |
| POTATO | What a French fry comes from |
| BOURG | Term for a French market town |
| GENDARME | What is the term for a French police officer? (8) |
| SHANK | Stem of an anchor, spoon or key; or, a ring or loop on the back of a type of button without holes (5) |
| SCENT | Essence created in perfumery; trail strewn by the pursued in hare and hounds; part of a wild animal's spoon or, a series of clues (5) |
| UTENSIL | Item of kitchenalia such as a wooden spoon or a zester used on stir-up Sunday, for example (7) |
