| SUGARPEA | Vegetable put, essentially, by one of Irving's characters, in salt water |
| THEBERLINAIRLIFT | Plagiarizing of one of Irving's melodies? |
| ESSO | One of Irving's Halifax rivals |
| RADISH | Vegetable put back in larder on a piece of 7, say (6) |
| ONION | Vegetable put on when no one turns up (5) |
| TURNIP | Root vegetable put in ground around river (6) |
| PEA | Vegetable put under a mattress, in a classic fairy tale |
| POTATOES | Vegetables put in pan with a bit of trotter (8) |
| BRINE | Rein in a bad start, put out in salt water (5) |
| TROUSSEAU | Collection of paintings essentially by a French artist (9) |
| LICENSOR | One who permits suckers to get rinsed, essentially, by old rector |
| EAGLE | A bird preys essentially by cutting one quick! (5) |
| HURRIED | Henry has fury essentially by ride arranged and done in a rush? (7) |
| MANIFESTO | Announcement by man 8: wife on losing weight before Easter essentially by order (9) |
| DININGROOM | Noise fine essentially by coach in place for meals? (6,4) |
| OXEYE | Foxes essentially by yard close to one plant (5) |
| LETTUCE | Vegetable put old Latvian off cue (7) |
| COLE | Vegetable put on the fire, we hear (4) |
| PEANUT | Vegetable put over barrel, eaten salted perhaps? (6) |
| EELS | Creatures that are often catadromous, meaning they live in fresh water and breed in salt water |
