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| RANK | ANSWER | CLUE |
| HERBAL | Description of a remedy, soap, supplement, tincture, tisane etc containing botanical extracts such as camomile, lavender or rosemary (6) |
| OCHRE | What a chore to have to extract such a pigment! (5) |
| IRIS | With lower petals known as falls, flower with a species whose violet-scented orris root is used in perfumery and as a botanical extract in some varieties of gin (4) |
| ZOIC | Of rocks, strata, etc, containing fossilised evidence of life |
| DORMITORY | Large room, especially at a school etc, containing several beds (9) |
| INCUR | At home to no end of a remedy one will become liable for (5) |
| CURE | Relative of a remedy |
| AIL | Be in need of a remedy |
| MINT | Herb used to make a sauce served with roast lamb, or to flavour a tisane, Moroccan tea, julep, green vegetables such as courgettes, asparagus etc (4) |
| INFUSION | From "to pour", a drink, remedy, tea or tisane brewed by soaking herbs, leaves or other botanicals in liquid; the process of preparing any such extract; or, something generally poured or introduced (8 |
| HERBTEA | General name for a tisane of steeped natural ingredients such as chamomile flowers, peppermint leaves, licorice root, fennel seeds, ginger, fruit, spices... (4,3) |
| TEABREAD | Sweetened buns; a fruited loaf, served sliced and buttered; or, a similarly shaped banana cake or other sponge confection, accompanying one's afternoon tisane of choice (3,5) |
| TEASPOON | Item of cutlery or silver with which to stir one's theaceous tisane; or, the amount of around 5ml held in said miniature ladle, as a cook's measure (8) |
| GINGER | Plant with a rhizome used fresh for tea, tisane, presse, wine and pop, or dried as a spice for cakes, biscuits and puddings (6) |
| BALTI | Herbal tisane includes a sort of curry (5) |
| ANTISEMITE | Tisane spiced up a little bit for the discriminating type |
| ANISETTE | Prepared tisane and lapsang souchong, maybe, avoiding a drink that's alcoholic |
| BUSHTEA | Herbal tisane prepared from an infusion of dried rooibos leaves (4,3) |
| INFUSER | Tea ball or press in which to steep herbs or leaves for a brew or tisane (7) |
| TEACUP | Item traditionally paired with a saucer for drinking Earl Grey, lapsang souchong, Darjeeling, tisanes, masala chai etc (6) |
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