| UPPER | A stimulant, but no starter for meal (5) |
| ROAST | Recipe's striking claim, offering no starter for meal (5) |
| EAST | Slap-up meal, but no starter for one of four at table |
| EACH | Fruit, but no starter, for all |
| MICHAEL | Paul's set up drink, then game wrapped in fruit, but no starter for 26 9 (7,7) |
| EGRET | No starter for Ruth, one with liking for fish (5) |
| TAMIL | Tongue as starter for meal in train (5) |
| MINCE | Chop up starter for meal in confines of college (5) |
| SHIVA | Lavish spread with no starter for Hindu god (5) |
| GRACE | Grand people's starter for meal? |
| LUNCH | Lucky United Nations chief has starters for meal (5) |
| ANGER | Rage given sausage, but no starter (5) |
| REEDY | Thin and weak, wanting lots of food but no starter (5) |
| ODDER | Stranger given food, but no starter |
| RIFLE | Dessert, but no starter? One might be fired! |
| OASTS | They get hot cooked courses maybe, but no starter |
| DECAF | Informal term for coffee lacking a stimulant (5) |
| TONIC | The first coin used as a stimulant (5) |
| BETEL | Asian nut chewed as a stimulant (5) |
| OODLES | Chinese food with no starter for a feast (6) |
