| INVASIVE | Like some exotic plants and prying questions |
| SETONFIRE | Like some exotic drinks at tiki bars |
| INTERFERENCE | Short course in deduction and prying (12) |
| RESEARCH | Per Zora Neale Hurston, it's "poking and prying with a purpose" |
| ORANGERIES | With examples at Kensington Palace, the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and Heveningham Hall, large architectural glasshouses originally for growing citrus trees and exotic plants (10) |
| ORANGERY | Succeeding the sun-heated thermal "hot wall", a glasshouse or pinery-vinery-like building for cultivating exotic plants, lemons and other citrus fruits in cool climates (8) |
| INDIGOS | At home like to have big exotic plants (7) |
| GARDENIAS | One among Grenada's exotic plants (9) |
| SALTPAN | Part of desert area covered in exotic plants (4,3) |
| REPOTTING | Early signs of exotic plants outwardly withering - is this required? |
| HOTHOUSES | Where exotic plants might flourish in equatorial homes (9) |
| ORCHIDS | Exotic plants are an alternative to having children, apparently (7) |
| GARDENS | Rowdy brigades cannot see a park with exotic plants (7,7) |
| BOTANIC | Rowdy brigades cannot see a park with exotic plants (7,7) |
| BEANS | Boycotts import of primarily exotic plants (5) |
| MESOPOTAMIA | In retirement, design a jumper with some exotic ancient land (11) |
| ICE | It's easy to slip on some exotic evening wear (3) |
| BASMATIRICE | A basic term I translated for some exotic food? (7,4) |
| MOUSSE | See us getting stuck into some exotic dessert (6) |
| CLING | Hold onto some exotic lingerie (5) |
