| CALIPHATE | Excerpt infused with a loathing for theocratic state |
| IRAN | Theocratic state since 1979 |
| CHAI | Milky sweetened black tea infused with a karha of cardamom, cinnamon, cloves, fennel seeds, ginger, peppercorns or other spices; or, a general name for tea in India (4) |
| MANATEE | Friend infused with a new love lately for marine creature (7) |
| STREAK | Cut of meat infused with a dash of rum; a dash, barely (6) |
| EASTANGLIA | Lamb infused with a singular flavour in British region (4,6) |
| MARSALA | Spices infused with a drop of red wine (7) |
| FAITH | Healthy husband infused with a religious belief (5) |
| TAMARI | It contains stuff from the east, infused with a soy-based sauce |
| RENAL | Have some children a loathing of kidneys? (5) |
| DETEST | Having a loathing of French barometer (6) |
| ODIUM | A loathing of mono-sodium-glutamate? (5) |
| ISRAEL | A theocratic Islamic republic in the Middle East (6) |
| IRANIAN | Citizen of a theocratic republic |
| PETHATE | Loathing for a family animal? Yes, it's a personal dislike (3,4) |
| PODIUM | Quiet loathing for a platform |
| THEATRE | Tense male with limitless loathing for drama (7) |
| EXECRATES | Shows a great loathing for another person (9) |
| PICTUREHAT | Gainsborough shot with loathing, for the most part (7,3) |
| GILEAD | Theocratic regime in "The Handmaid's Tale" |
