| ANCESTORS | "Each has his own tree of ____, but at the top of all sits Probably Arboreal" (RL Stevenson) |
| ANNAWELLS | Who became the first woman to reach the top of all Scotlands 282 Munros in one winter season? (4,5) |
| OUBLIETTE | A dungeon with no opening but at the top (9) |
| TOBOOT | On top of all that (2,4) |
| COURTSHIP | I get a crush on top of all this wooing (9) |
| ULTRA | You all sit after tea finishes as the very best (5) |
| STEALTHILY | In a furtive way they all sit around (10) |
| STALLION | All sit on rocking horse (8) |
| SAD | Nyctanthes arbor-tristis, often called the night flower, is also known as the Indian mourner tree, the ___ tree or tree of ___ness (3) |
| ELSAANNA | ___ _ _ and ___ _ _ are opposites but at the end of the day, these two sisters will always look out for each other and no icy powers or sneaky royals can stop that! (Hint: Name the oldest one first.) |
| APOPHASIS | In rhetoric, what is the denial of an intention to speak about something, but at the same time evoki |
| KNOWLEDGE | "...and the tree of ___ of good and evil" (Gen 2:9) |
| ISRAEL | Character who provides the title of Chapter 26 of 1883 RL Stevenson novel Treasure Island (6,5) |
| HANDS | Character who provides the title of Chapter 26 of 1883 RL Stevenson novel Treasure Island (6,5) |
| OURS | But at the end of the day it could be yours! |
| LIFE | The Tree of ___ |
| EARNED | Was deserving of a listener, but at the wrong end (6) |
| DEW | Morning damp, but at the back end of Wednesday (3) |
| SHOTGUNWEDDING | This ceremony had to be held - but at the "Farmer's Arms"? (7,7) |
| STRANGE | How RL Stevenson saw the case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde? (7) |
