| YUMCHA | With its literal translation "drinking tea", what is the southern Chinese equivalent to brunch? (3,3) |
| BYTE | What did one computer say to the other when it wanted to go out to brunch? "Wanna get a ___ to eat?" |
| TAHR | What is the southern Asian wild goat of the genus Hemitragus? (4) |
| WONTON | ____s are wrapped Chinese equivalents to 25A |
| DIMSUM | Small-portion Cantonese meals usually eaten for brunch (3,3) |
| ISLAM | Its literal translation is "submission" |
| ZITI | Traditional wedding dish in southern Italy, hence its literal translation ("brides") |
| EATS | Brew teas - what one does to help, when out? (4) |
| EAT | Go to brunch |
| SLEPTIN | Didn't make it to brunch, maybe |
| FIASCO | In Italian, from Late Latin, its literal meaning is "bottle." Its figurative meaning is to fail in performance. Its first known use in English was in 1854. |
| SOUTHAMERICA | Fourth largest of today's continents. It is the southern portion of the landmass generally referred to as the New World. (5,7) |
| SOUTH | The _____ Pole is the southern end of the Earth's axis, about 300 miles (480 km) south of the Ross Ice Shelf (5) |
| EUSTON | Busy London train station that is the southern terminus of the West Coast Main Line (6) |
| IRONY | The mildly sarcastic use of a word to imply its literal meaning (5) |
| MARDIGRAS | Fat Tuesday is the literal translation of this annual (often outrageous) festival (5,4) |
| MALARIA | "Bad air" is a literal translation of which disease, originally thought to be caused by miasma? (7) |
| SEAFOAM | Word for froth formed by the action of the ocean's waves; an aqua-like shade of green; or, a literal translation of "meerschaum" (3,4) |
| ELEPHANT | Largest seal species is the Southern ___ seal |
| OSOLEMIO | Literal translation of this 1898 Neapolitan operatic favourite is My Sun (1,4,3) |
