| ESTANCIA | Hacienda-like Latin American ranch whose name, rooted in "stay", reflects said large rural estate's permanent or stationary nature (8) |
| LEGUME | A bean, haricot, lentil, pea or other pulse whose name, rooted in "to gather", reflects the historical practice of garnering and hand-picking these valuable food sources (6) |
| MAMBO | Rumba-like Latin American dance popularised by Cuban musician and bandleader Perez Prado in the 1950s (5) |
| DUCK | Word for a quick dip, plunge or lowering of the head that became the name of a waterfowl whose behaviour reflects said action (4) |
| LINUS | Comics character who said "Big sisters are the crab grass in the lawn of life" |
| RICERCARS | Head for rural estates, perhaps going after grass for compositions |
| CHIVE | Old word for a shallot-like bulb; or, an alliaceous herb with hollow scapes and its name rooted in "onion" (5) |
| SANITY | Balance of mind disturbed in stay (6) |
| BESIDE | Close to ease, occasionally, in stay (6) |
| CORRAL | Stock pen on American ranch (6) |
| HOME | - Farm; rural estate in The Archers (4) |
| DEAD | Like Latin, today |
| HACIENDA | Spanish-American ranch can hide a tin (8) |
| UNCLEVANYA | Play by Anton Chekhov set on a rural estate (5,5) |
| DEPLORE | Censure dishonest enterprise purchasing land on rural estate originally (7) |
| RESIDES | Dwells in, stays (7) |
| AMETHYSTS | Came across husband in stays sporting jewels |
| AGRONOMY | Silver fern finally recognised in large rural economy (8) |
| FIRESTATION | Sack a large rural establishment where the fire engines are (4,7) |
| ALCOTT | Female writer has a large rural residence with time gone (6) |