| ROLYPOLY | Traditional British pastry pudding that is sliced to reveal a spiral of jam; or, a game of tumbling down a grassy slope (4-4) |
| ROULADE | French word for a cylindrical cake, meat loaf or souffle that is sliced to reveal a spiral cross-section; or, a vocal ornament or melisma in music (7) |
| APPLEPIE | General description of a baked Bramley and pastry pudding that is also used to describe a bed that has been short-sheeted in a such a way that a victim may not enter it (5,3) |
| STRUDEL | From "whirlpool, eddy" , a rolled pudding of pastry-encased sweet spiced apple, sliced to reveal a spiral- or swirl-like cross-section (7) |
| COIL | Word for a spiral of rope; Hamlet's"mortal" turmoil; a slow-burning pyrethrum twist to deter mosquitoes;or, a roll of postage stamps (4) |
| MATISSE | Fauvist or "wild beast" Henri, whose collage, cut-out or gouache decoupee The Snail consists of a spiral of shapes in black, blue, green, lilac, orange, purple, red and yellow (7) |
| PARFAIT | French word for a whipped, mousse-like cold pudding that is also used to refer to a rich pate (7) |
| CUTOPEN | Sliced to reveal the inside (3,4) |
| TART | Pudding that is bitter (4) |
| BLOW | A blast; a breath of fresh air; a gust; an improvised jazz jam; or, a toot or blare on a horn, trumpet or whistle (4) |
| JELLY | From "frost, to freeze", word for a savoury dish of fish/meat set in a mould of aspic in the Middle Ages, later a set but wobbly fruit-flavoured pudding; a conserve of medlars, mint, redcurrants or ro |
| CASCADE | Word for a waterfall or a series of forces, thus a fountain, mass of trailing flowers, shower or train of tumbling silk, falling in waves like said cataract (7) |
| MILLEFEUILLE | A rich confection of layers of puff pastry with a filling typically of jam or cream (12) |
| ESCAPISM | Distraction, diversion or flight of fancy, often without leaving one's chair - maybe with a book, crossword, daydream or a game of solitaire (8) |
| TABLE | Slab for/with an inscription; one of the two halves of a backgammon board; or, a company of people seated for supper or a game (5) |
| UMPIRE | Official presiding over a match of cricket or a game of tennis (6) |
| TWISTER | A tornado; or, a game of contortionism on a spotted mat (7) |
| BOGGLE | Word meaning baffle, bewilder or puzzle, as in the mind; or, a game of creating words against the clock (6) |
| SQUASH | From "green vegetable eaten green", word for a courgette, pattypan, pumpkin, marrow or related cucurbit; or, a game played with a soft crushable rubber ball of the same name (6) |
| RUBIOLS | Typical Mallorcan pastry shaped in a semi-circle and usually with a sweet filling of jam or ricotta cheese, though on special feast days they can have savoury fillings (7) |
