| MEDJOOL | ___ date, soft fruit originally from Morocco with a velvety skin and rich, caramel-like taste (7) |
| AVOCADO | Pear- shaped tropical fruit with green or blackish skin and rich yellowish pulp. (7) |
| APRICOT | Asian fruit (Prunus armeniaca) with downy skin and rich flavour (7) |
| PEACHESANDCREAM | Complexion of velvety skin and downy pink cheeks (7,3,5) |
| GJETOST | Brown Norwegian cheese with a caramel-like flavour traditionally served grilled with crushed bananas |
| VELOURS | With a velvety pile it is almost sure vole can make it (7) |
| RINGLET | A corkscrew- or spiral-shaped curl of hair; a fairy dance in a circle; or, a velvety brown butterfly that derives its name from its small eye-spots (7) |
| ADOLPHE | Star of Morocco with Marlene Dietrich and Gary Cooper, French heartthrob, ... Menjou |
| AFRICAN | A vessel after day coming from Morocco, say (7) |
| SLIMANI | Slight injustice originally inspiring an author from Morocco (7) |
| ANISEED | Also I see through the "liquorice-like taste" (7) |
| SIROCCO | Hot wind from Morocco is back for the moment |
| PEACH | Summer fruit with velvety skin, popular and plentiful in Mallorca and the rest of Spain (5) |
| MOLE | Burrowing animal with a velvety pelt depicted in drawings by Charlie Mackesy; or, a chilli and chocolate sauce (4) |
| SUEDE | Brett Anderson's band, or a type of leather with a velvety nap (5) |
| PALETTEKNIFE | Sounds like taste of wine is sharp and could strip paint (7,5) |
| TWIGLETS | Very small branches of trees; or, knobbly snacks resembling thus with a Marmite-like taste (8) |
| CASABA | Fruit originally from Turkey |
| LYCHEE | Fruit originally from China (6) |
| ROMEAPPLES | Fruit originally from Ohio |
