| FRIJOL | Variety of French bean extensively cultivated for food in Mexico (6) |
| TORTILLA | Cultivate area below hill for food in Mexico |
| STRING | Word for a filing cord, hypothetical thread of matter, rope of pearls, strip of "silly" aerosol foam, tough fibre of a French bean, twanging wire of catgut or other line, filament, strand or twine (6) |
| COGNAC | Variety of French brandy named for the place it is made, in Charente (6) |
| CEREAL | Grass cultivated for food (6) |
| LARDER | From Old French for "bacon-tub", a place for storing said porcine meat originally, later a cool pantry-like room or cupboard for food in general (6) |
| HARICOT | A variety of French bean grown worldwide for its edible dry seeds (7) |
| DAHLIA | Flower once cultivated for food |
| TREATY | Break for food in attempt to reach agreement (6) |
| HAGGIS | Witches kept soldier for food in the highlands (6) |
| PUNNET | A French bean finally found in favourite container (6) |
| SAFARI | Dwarf French bean prized for its straight, slender pods (6) |
| LEGUME | Fleshy tissue and starter of escargots with the French bean (6) |
| ENABLE | Allow the French bean to spread over (6) |
| FORAGE | Look for food in the wild |
| BERETS | Toppings for French beans? |
| WHEAT | Grass of the genus Triticum, widely cultivated for food |
| BEET | Herbaceous plant widely cultivated for food for humans and livestock (4) |
| ONION | Related to garlic and chives, a versatile vegetable hung on string or in a net, used for gravy, a variety of French soup or savoury marmalade for cheese (5) |
| ENCHILADA | Deal with china when cooking food in Mexico (9) |
