| RAISINS | Meaning "bunch of grapes", dried fruits used to make brandy-fed Christmas cakes with currants, glace cherries, candied citrus peel, cinnamon and mixed spice (7) |
| CURRANTS | Small dried fruits used in baking (8) |
| RAISIN | Sweet grape dried either in the sun or by artificial means (6) |
| ENSCONCE | Settle directions to get cake with currants initially inside (8) |
| BUN | Dialect for a dry stalk; a chignon or cockernony; a bread roll; a little cake with currants or cream; a pet name for rabbit or a squirrel; or, a hare's scut (3) |
| FICUS | Genus of trees with a species bearing false fruits used to make variety of Christmas pudding (5) |
| REDCURRANT | One of the summer pudding fruits used to make a jelly-like sauce served with roast lamb, venison, ch |
| LEMONS | Vitamin C-rich fruits used to make or flavour meringue pies, Limoncello, G&T, drizzle cakes or warm water with cayenne and honey for morning drinks (6) |
| APRICOTS | Early ripening or "precocious" peach-like downy drupe fruits, used to make a variety of amaretto or jam (8) |
| TOMS | Male cats; or, a short word for fruits used to make passata (4) |
| CLUSTER | Aggregation of stars/galaxies; group of consonants; an ensemble of bound atoms; a bunch of grapes; or, a network of computers (7) |
| ELDERBERRIES | More mature fruits used to make wine (12) |
| MANGOES | Fruits used to make amchoor powder |
| AVOCADOS | Fruits used to make guacamole |
| APRICOT | Fruit with kernels infused and distilled for creme de noyaux and flesh cooked for the jam traditionally used to stick marzipan to Christmas cakes (7) |
| MIXEDSPICE | Quatre epices-like ingredient used to flavour hot cross buns, carrot cakes, Christmas cakes, bara br |
| ZEST | Grated rind of citrus fruits used to flavour cakes, biscuits, sorbet, sauces ... (4) |
| CRAB | - - - - apple, tree of the Malus genus with sour fruits used to makejelly (4) |
| UVULA | Body mass with a name meaning "little bunch of grapes" |
| RIBBONS | Lengths of satin/velvet for decorating wreaths, hanging baubles to trees, wrapping gifts or tying around Christmas cakes (7) |
