| MYCOLOGY | Study of puffballs, truffles and other fungi (8) |
| GLEBA | The spore-bearing inner mass of puffball fungi |
| MILANESE | In a sauce of tomatoes, mushrooms, shredded meat, truffles, and grated cheese |
| GOLDLEAF | Auric foil-like material used to gild wood carvings, picture/mirror frames, gourmet truffles and, formerly, medieval illuminated manuscripts (4,4) |
| SKIRTING | Word for the fabric used to make dirndls, kilts, maxis, minis, petticoats, puffballs, tutus and other waistcloths; or, the wooden baseboard of an interior wall (8) |
| MUSHROOM | A giant puffball is an example of this type of fungus found in the UK (8) |
| TASTY | Yummy starters of truffles and some tangerine yogurt |
| FUNGI | Mushrooms and toadstools including earth-stars, elf cups, fairy ring champignons, puffballs, saffron milk caps and truffles collectively (5) |
| GAMINESS | Georgia digs for the last of truffles with a wild flavour (8) |
| SWEETS | Truffles and bonbons, e.g. |
| ROOT | As pigs search for truffles... and a plant's underground stem (4) |
| FOIEGRAS | Pate made from goose liver marinated in Cognac and truffles (4,4) |
| ASSORTED | Like some truffles in boxes |
| AMARETTO | Truffles ingredient |
| SKIRTS | Garments such as dirndls, kilts, ra-ras, minis or puffballs; or, parts of saddles or hovercrafts (6) |
| EARTHSTAR | Fungus related to puffballs (5-4) |
| SPORE | Part of a puffball's puff |
| SPORES | Makeup of a puffball's puff |
| FUNGUS | Giant puffball is an example of this spore-producing organism (6) |
| FAYWELDON | Feminist author whose novels include Praxis and Puffball |
