| ORRIS | Iris' alternative gentleman rejected (5) |
| RISOTTO | Gentleman rejected excessive outlay originally making dish (7) |
| ROAST | The stinking iris (Iris foetidissima) is also known as the ___ beef plant (5) |
| OPERA | Perhaps Iris or Judith works in the Colosseum (5) |
| SMELL | That of Iris foetidissima is pungent (5) |
| RISHI | Iris hid part from Hindu sage (5) |
| SEDGE | Kind of iris for the southern border (5) |
| PUPIL | Centre of iris (5) |
| GREEN | 1965 Iris Murdoch novel set in Ireland (5) |
| IRISH | Iris has that certain blarney about her (5) |
| SATED | Satisfied that satirised Iris left (5) |
| UNDER | & 12A 1954 novel by Iris Murdoch (5,3,3) |
| CHILD | 1975 novel by Iris Murdoch (1,4,5) |
| CHURR | Iris Murdoch hasn't got idioms for trilling sound (5) |
| UVEAL | Relating to part of the iris of the eye (5) |
| WATER | Yellow iris the police, without worry, backed with most of ... (5,4) |
| AWORD | 1975 Iris Murdoch novel whose central character is Hilary Burde (1,4,5) |
| HAPPY | Bearded iris with large white flowers - 'Contented Feeling' (5,4) |
| BULBS | Subterranean storage units of flowers including snake's head fritillary, lily of the valley, iris and crocus (5) |
| MOCHA | Coffee and chocolate mixed flavour, as in Iris 'Honey ___ Lotta' and Heuchera '___' (5) |
