| Aintree desperate for apprentice |
TRAINEE |
| Birds take issue with pastry dishes |
MAGPIES |
| Competition level terrific at first |
EVENT |
| Cooler close to cliff edge |
FRIDGE |
| Descriptive of good food, ginormous starter massive |
GASTRONOMICAL |
| Dog — a figure following cat, initially |
CANINE |
| Ending in despair, two biblical characters help |
RELIEVE |
| Fighting to swallow iron biscuit! |
WAFER |
| Figure out, only about five |
SOLVE |
| Flimsy Italian buns thrown around street |
INSUBSTANTIAL |
| French river, one entering mythology |
LOIRE |
| Head of trade fit for the board |
TABLE |
