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SCARIFYTo make small punctures or cuts in skin, either medically (vaccination etc.) or as a traditional cosmetic practice (7)
SOCLELow plain plinth used as a support for a statue, column etc. or as the foundation of a wall (5)
SELFSEALINGAble to close up small punctures automatically (4-7)
BISECTCut in half or cut in two (6)
CLOVEA segment of a bulb or garlic; or, the dried flower bud of a tree related to myrtle used as a traditional painkiller for toothache, or to flavour masala chai, biryani or mulled wine (5)
WISPSmall bundle or plait of hay or straw as a traditional means of polishing or strapping a horse; flock of snipe; a fine streak of smoke; or, a short word for the ignis fatuus (4)
DAISYDepicted in the opening credits of The Good Life, a lawn flower or weed used to symbolise purity, threaded to make garlands by children as a traditional outdoor activity (5)
CURTSYEquivalent to a man or boy's bow, a woman or girl's formal genuflection as a traditional way to greet the Queen (6)
APPLESAUCEA puree of stewed Bramleys or other cookers as a traditional accompaniment to roast pork or goose; or, 1920s slang for balderdash, nonsense, rhubarb or rubbish (5,5)
BIFFINRed cooking apple whose name, from "ox for slaughter", alludes to its colour of raw beef; or, such a pome, baked and flattened in the form of a cake as a traditional Norfolk snack (6)
PEERIEOrcadian or Shetlandic for something "wee", such as a traditional knitted flower or "flooer" motif; or, a Scottish word for a spinning top (6)
ARNICAThe golden-bloomed herb "leopard's-bane"; or, a balm or tincture of said plant's dried flowers that, like comfrey and calendula, is used as a traditional or folk remedy for aches, bruises or sprains (
CREAMTEAClotted 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,
PRAWNERBoat similar to a shrimper, such as a traditional Morecambe Bay example or a Lancashire nobby (7)
BRANHusks of cereal grain used in calico printing, as a traditional forage for working horses or to enrich bread, treacle tarts, muffins or muesli (4)
YEMENIn what country is a jambiya, a curved dagger, carried as a traditional accessory and symbol of status? (5)
RENMINBIRegular payment to stamp metal to make small coin, consistently forgetting time is money in China
PESTLEGranite, agate or hardwood tool used with a mortar for pounding herbs, spices, seeds, nuts or medicine which is used as a traditional symbol of pharmacology (6)
NOUGATSometimes handmade as an edible gift, food known to the Italians as torrone where it is eaten as a traditional Christmas sweet (6)
CURRANTBUNA simple yet satisfyingly sweet or comforting fruited roll or teacake enjoyed as a traditional treat by humans and Mrs Rabbit alike (7,3)