| BECHAMEL | White sauce based on milk infused with bay leaves, peppercorns, shallots and herbs, gradually added to roux (8) |
| BEARNAISE | Sauce of egg yolks, lemon juice, butter, shallots and herbs |
| MOCKTAIL | Non-alcoholic drink made from fresh oat milk infused with coffee, primarily |
| BECHAMELSAUCE | Roux infused with bay leaves and clove-studded onions, used in dishes such as cauliflower cheese, cr |
| RISOTTO | Dish of arborio rice simmered slowly in gradually-added ladles of stock (7) |
| STIRREDIN | Gradually added to a liquid |
| YAKITORI | Japanese dish of chicken, grilled on skewers and served with a sauce based on mirin and soy |
| BORDELAISE | Description of a French sauce based on demi-glace, shallots and red wine such as claret (10) |
| GREMOLATA | A flavoursome Italian green sauce based on finely chopped garlic, lemon zest and parsley (9) |
| THYME | Culinary herb used in traditional herbes de Provence blends or in bouquet garnis with bay leaves, marjoram, rosemary, savoury etc (5) |
| LAUREATE | One crowned with bay leaves; winner of a Nobel prize; or, a person appointed as court poet of Britain (8) |
| ADOBO | Informal national dish of the Philippines, consisting of chicken or pork stewed in vinegar, garlic, soy sauce, bay leaves and peppercorns; Spanish, 'marinade' (5) |
| CHASSEUR | Of meat dishes, cooked in a French sauce made with mushrooms, shallots and white wine (8) |
| PESTO | Pasta sauce based on basil |
| AUPOIVRE | (Of steak) coated with black peppercorns and served with a sauce (2,6) |
| GARNI | With "bouquet", a tied bunch or cheesecloth sachet of bay leaves, parsley, summer savory, thyme and other classic herbs as the basis of traditional Provencal cookery (5) |
| MISTLETOE | A stormcock-propagated Malus canopy-hosted plant whose evergreen leaves and white berries are symbolic of fertility, hence traditionally forming lovers' Christmas kissing boughs with bay, holly, ivy, |
| MISSINGCHILDREN | Their faces used to appear on milk cartons (and what will explain 12 of the Down answers) |
| ALLIUM | Latin or botanical name of the onion and its relatives including chives, garlic, leek, shallot and the flowers Globemaster and Purple Sensation (6) |
| ANISE | Star -; Chinese tree with fruits or seed pods ground to make five-spice powder with cinnamon, fennel seeds, cloves and Sichuan peppercorns (5) |
