| LIONDANCE | Tradition during which performers pretend to eat and spit out lettuce for good luck |
| FIGURESKATING | During which performers are mostly on edge? (6,7) |
| ACCEPT | Pretend to eat mushroom and swallow (6) |
| BUGLE | Insect has hollowed out lettuce plant |
| EXPECTORATE | Cough up and spit out (11) |
| DATA | What computers are "fed" and "spit out" |
| RINSE | Gargle and spit out resin (5) |
| GURGLES | Washes throat and spits out (7) |
| USES | Chews up and spits out |
| THRUSTSTAGE | On which performers stand out: huge stars performing with the theatre, primarily (6,5) |
| CHEESE | Fawlty taking head of lettuce for hotel. said to make you smile (6) |
| IRONS | Clubs in which performers of awful acts may be clapped (5) |
| RECRUITER | He used to offer a shilling a game, which performer accepts |
| ALLTHEBEST | Beginning to lose in battle, he's desperate for good luck! |
| MASCOT | Person, animal or thing adopted as a symbol and for good luck (6) |
| CROSS | Handy thing to do as a sign of hoping for good luck (5,4,7) |
| ONES | Handy thing to do as a sign of hoping for good luck (5,4,7) |
| FINGERS | Handy thing to do as a sign of hoping for good luck (5,4,7) |
| WINE | A sip and spit for the oenophile who does it! (4,6) |
| TASTES | A sip and spit for the oenophile who does it! (4,6) |
