| SUAVE | Word from the Latin for "sweet" |
| DULCIMERS | Name, from the Latin for "sweet melodies", for trapezoidal zithers with strings plucked with goose quills or struck with hand-held hammers (9) |
| JULEP | From the Persian for "rose water", a word for sweet or syrupy sometimes- medicated liquor originally, but now an iced and sugared drink of bourbon prepared with mint water (5) |
| PASSIONFRUIT | Craving for sweet food from the Caribbean |
| CRUST | Word linking with "short" for a variety of pastry used for sweet and savoury dishes including pasties, treacle tarts, quiches, steak pies etc (5) |
| JOHNLITHGOW | 3rd Rock From the Sun actor who won a Tony Award for Sweet Smell of Success: 2 wds. |
| YAM | Yen in the morning for sweet potato (3) |
| PEARDROP | By the sound of it, couple fall for sweet (4,4) |
| CANDYLAND | Its box once read "A sweet little game for sweet little folks" |
| STYMIE | Foil wrapper for sweet that is filled with the reverse of goodness! |
| NOUGAT | Number for all to see turning up label for sweet food (6) |
| ANITA | Singer Baker with a Grammy for Sweet Love in the '80s |
| PERFUME | Word for sweet-smelling smoke originally, later any pleasant scent (7) |
| WRAPPERS | Cellophane covers for sweets and chocolates; paper bands for rolled newspapers; or, dust jackets for books (8) |
| BEBE | Neuwirth who won a Tony for "Sweet Charity" |
| WALLAWALLA | Washington city famous for sweet onions |
| CONTEMPT | Disdain for sweet-talk after rip-off (8) |
| DONUT | Lose head, say, for sweet food (5) |
| APPLEPIE | Perfect order for sweet? (5-3) |
| CAKETIN | Container for sweet baked goods (4,3) |
