| MALTVINEGAR | Vital German liquid as suitable item for a salad? (4,7) |
| RAWMATERIAL | Basic ingredients for a salad? |
| SIDEHUSTLE | Devious ploy to swap fries for a salad? |
| SNEEZEGUARD | Protection for a salad bar |
| APPROPRIATE | Take possession, as suitable (11) |
| RECIPE | Old word for a medicinal formula or prescription; or, a list of ingredients with a method, such as clergyman Sydney Smith's rhyming version for a salad dressing (6) |
| ADSORPTION | Process by which a solid holds molecules of a gas or liquid as a thin film (10) |
| ADSORBS | Holds (molecules of a gas or liquid) as a thin film on the surface (of a solid) (7) |
| ATOMISER | A device for emitting perfume, water or other liquids as a spray (8) |
| ESSENTIAL | Vital German city -- it rises above a lake (9) |
| ROOTVEGETABLE | Dig up kind of food as suitable ingredient for a stew (4,9) |
| ASFITASAFIDDLE | As suitable as a racket when in good health (2,3,2,1,6) |
| EASTEREGG | Greet as suitable wrapping, as an example, for seasonal gift (6,3) |
| EATABLE | Note a piece of furniture as suitable for dining |
| CUKE | Item cut up for a salad, informally |
| HARDBOILEDEGG | Overcooked breakfast item saved for a salad (4-6,3) |
| BELLPEPPER | Garden item cut up for a salad |
| ITALIANDRESSING | Instils gardenia to get a marinade for a salad (7,8) |
| APPETISER | A peer tips liquid as pre-meal treat? (9) |
| SPRAYER | Device to dispense liquid as a fine mist (7) |
