| HUMBUGS | What hard-boiled striped sweets are usually flavoured with peppermint? (7) |
| PATTIE | Peppermint ? (York product) |
| GRANITA | Italian semi-frozen dessert, usually flavoured with fruit |
| THERAPY | What hard nut might take, ending in recovery? (7) |
| GRUYERE | What hard Swiss cheese is full of holes? (7) |
| CRYPTIC | What's hard to understand about crosswords (7) |
| LIPREAD | Ideal PR possibly for what hard of hearing do (3-4) |
| STORIES | "No one here can love and understand me; Oh what hard luck ... they all hand me; Make my bed and lig |
| NOTHING | What's hard in writing down cipher |
| HUMBUG | Boiled lolly, flavoured with peppermint, and usually with black and white stripes (6) |
| CREMEDEMENTHE | A liqueur flavoured with peppermint, usually bright green in colour (5,2,6) |
| CREME | ----- de menthe: green liqueur flavoured with peppermint (5) |
| BARLEYWATER | Drink of infused grain, usually flavoured with lemon or orange (6,5) |
| CHANTILLY | ___ cream, sweetened and whipped and usually flavoured with vanilla (9) |
| SALAMI | Highly seasoned type of sausage usually flavoured with garlic (6) |
| CORNICHON | Pickled french gherkin, usually flavoured with tarragon (9) |
| RAKI | A strong spirit popular in Turkey and the Balkan countries, usually flavoured with aniseed or other aromatics (4) |
| GUMDROPS | What soft, coloured sweets are made with gelatine or gum arabic? (8) |
| HERBALTEA | Hear tale abroad involving bishop making a drink with peppermint for instance (6,3) |
| CHEESESTRAW | Cold and hot sweets are prepared for a snack |
