| SPRAYS | Clouds of flying droplets of scent or seawater; or, single stems bearing leaves, flowers, berries, buds etc, or brooches resembling such (6) |
| SPRIGS | Small stems bearing leaves or flowers (6) |
| SPRAY | A cloud of water droplets; or, a sprig of flowers, berries or foliage (5) |
| WREATH | Circlet of seasonal evergreen foliage. flowers. berries. pine cones etc as door decoration at Christmas; or. another word for a snowdrift (6) |
| SPRIG | Small stem bearing leaves or flowers, taken from a plant (5) |
| TESTERS | Sixpences; quizzers; miniature pots of paint, phials of scent or other samples for customers to try before they buy; or, from "skull, shell", canopies over four-poster beds (7) |
| TROUT | Edible freshwater, or seawater, fish (5) |
| BREAKER | Small cask for fresh water - or seawater? (7) |
| STANDARDS | These levels of quality or attainment are usually tall form of plants on single stems - including roses and types of apple tree! (9) |
| WARM | Word used to mean ardent or eager; close to discovery, as in a game; comfortably-off; cordial or tender; fresh, as in a scent or trail; primarily red or yellow in tone; sunny; or, tepid (4) |
| DEWFALL | The deposition of tiny droplets of water on grass and leaves; or, the time of evening at which this forms (7) |
| ESSENCE | From "be", a word for existence or being originally, later an intrinsic nature, inherent character or indispensable quality; a plant extract for flavouring or scent; or, the concentrate, perfume or su |
| STRAW | Stalks of cereals, thought to be like runners of "fraise" plants; a single stem of grain; a drinking tube; or, a whit (5) |
| TISANE | Infusion of dried or fresh leaves, flowers etc. used as a beverage (6) |
| CLUSTERS | Numbers of flowers growing together on single stems (8) |
| BRINE | The ocean; its salty seawater; or, a saline solution in which to preserve or pickle olives, tuna or other food (5) |
| BLAST | Sudden gust of air/wind or single loud note of a trumpet or horn (5) |
| SPICE | A vegetable substance such as anise, cinnamon, clove, mace, nutmeg or vanilla; said seasonings collectively; an aromatic bouquet or scent; or, anything that adds excitement, ginger or zest (5) |
| STEMS | What do we call the stalks that support leaves, flowers or fruit (5) |
| WHIP | Riding crop-like device; a central shaft of a windmill's sail; or, a young single-stem tree (4) |
