| SOGGIEST | Well, egg is cooked on time, having absorbed the maximum of water |
| GARGOYLE | It drains off the water when royal egg is cooked (8) |
| OMELETTE | What dish of beaten eggs is cooked in a frying pan? (8) |
| MARRIAGE | According to George Bemard Shaw, what combines the maximum of temptation with the maximum of opportunity? (8) |
| ASBESTIC | Resisting heat to the maximum of my ability, without an ending |
| INTENSIVECARE | I race in events requiring the maximum of skill and attention (9,4) |
| UTMOST | Leading extremist's ultimatum, the maximum of supreme tyranny (6) |
| ROTISSERIE | Shawarma is cooked on a vertical form of this appliance |
| ESPIONAGE | Pies cooked on time: is it spooky? (9) |
| HANGI | A pit in which food is cooked on heated stones in NZ (5) |
| CHAPATI | In Indian cookery, what thin bread pancake is cooked on a griddle? (7) |
| ENGROSSED | Absorbed the attention of 144 English in the conclusion (9) |
| TREACLE | Dark and sticky liquid cereal cooked on time (7) |
| DOSES | Sleep having absorbed drug and various amounts of medicine? |
| SMARTALECK | Jumped-up master, having absorbed a smattering of learning, extremely 'clever Dick'! (5,5) |
| NOTMUCHTHEWISER | Having absorbed mass, heretic thus now sadly is still confused (3,4,3,5) |
| TWENTY | A maximum of how many drivers line up on the grid for a Formula One race? (6) |
| TREBLE | Maximum of sixty on board giving voice (6) |
| WHITLEYBAY | North Tyneside seaside town that has absorbed the village of Monkseaton (7,3) |
| AGITATE | Had absorbed the teachings of Krishna to protest against injustice, say (7) |
