| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| ARTICHOKE | Its heart is eaten as a vegetable |
| ANT | Its larva is eaten as a delicacy in the Mexican dish escamoles |
| DIGITALIS | Its leaves are used as a heart stimulant |
| PALAU | Where fruit bat soup is eaten as a delicacy |
| POM | Juice brand whose middle letter is represented as a heart |
| ONYX | Its role is often as a cameo |
| DEATH | Its stroke is "as a lover's pinch, which hurts, and is desired," per Cleopatra |
