8 December - Solution for the last clue and the next cryptic crossword clue

Bilge in bows? (12)

Solution – fiddlesticks

If you say something is fiddlesticks you may mean that it is rubbish or bilge.

And bows as in violins etc, could also be called sticks you use on a fiddle!  

Because the solution isn't strictly grammatical there is a question mark at the end of the clue.

Today’s cryptic crossword clue – solution tomorrow

Food I fed to soldiers, a Chinese dish (4,4)
Source of clue – NZ Herald

Hint – Think of a slang word meaning food…