| CHOICE | Exclusive food, but not with cold dessert |
| TRIFLE | Thing of little value provided with cold dessert (6) |
| HIPS | Fried food, but not the first fruit (4) |
| SCOTCHEGG | Food but not laid by a Caledonian chook (6,3) |
| CONDIMENT | Put it on your food but not minced like that! |
| LAPSE | Collapsed, but not with cold ? That's an oversight ! (5) |
| WATCHING | Seeing wife infectious but not with cold |
| SAFE | ... southern diner, but not with cold Peter |
| CHOICEST | Very best bars providing cold food, but less cold temperature (8) |
| SQUAREMEAL | Satisfying food, but apparently not a round of sandwiches? |
| FRENCH | - toast; eggy-bread-like food but often with cinnamon (6) |
| PEA | Not much food, but a chick may take it (3) |
| FEASTED | Had plenty of food - but about a quarter had no food! |
| PINA | Cocktail you might like if you're not into health food but champagne - it's made from pineapple juic |
| FASTED | Ate no food, but with energy to tuck in I'd have gorged (6) |
| BUDDINGPUDDING | "Right now, it's fine, no five-star food, / But this dessert will soon be good!" |
| KEEPTHEWOLFFROMTHEDOOR | Get by with basic food - but avoid the possibility of a pork feast maybe! |
| ADORABLE | A party with bit of rare food, but no starter or sweet (8) |
| PINGLER | Dialect word for a person who dallies or trifles with their food but eats very little of it (7) |
| INGESTS | Takes in food but is keeping gents shivering (7) |
