Possible Clues:

• Come up, 24 down, with the fish; there's no fish in that
• How the knight gets up to the fish, but it's not fish
• Sil rose for the meatball
• Retired gentleman taken with fish and fried food
• Savory deep-fried pastry
• Fried ball or cake of minced seasoned meat or fish coated in breadcrumbs
• Gent sent back fish dish
• Gentleman sent back fish dish (it's ''crumby'')
• Deep-fried meat pastry
• Fried ball of minced meat