| RACER | Long, slender, nonvenomous snake of North America such as the Striped - or Buttermilk - (5) |
| WHITE | Evergreen coniferous tree of North America such as the Northern ___ (5,5) |
| CEDAR | Evergreen coniferous tree of North America such as the Northern - (5,5) |
| LASSI | Word, similar to the name of a fictional rough collie, for an Indian-style smoothie of yogurt or buttermilk (5) |
| BOYNE | Name the Irish author of The Boy In The Striped Pyjamas? (5) |
| RANCH | ____ dressing, one for salads that is thick and white made with sour cream or buttermilk (5) |
| HYENA | Striped or spotted scavenger animal of Africa |
| ANOLE | Lizard that may be silky, striped or goldenscale (5) |
| TIGER | Reg, it's back! The striped furry creature! (5) |
| BELLWORT | Plant of North America such as the Large-flowered ___ or Perfoliate ___ (8) |
| HICKORY | Nut-bearing tree of North America such as the Pignut ___ or Nutmeg ___ (7) |
| LIVEOAK | Evergreen hardwood tree of North America such as the Southern - whose timber was used in shipbuildin |
| PRAIRIEDOG | Small burrowing rodent of North America such as Gunnison's ? |
| SAGEBRUSH | Aromatic plant of North America such as Artemisia tridentata (9) |
| POLECAT | The African skunk is commonly known as the striped ___ |
| BLAZER | Lightweight jacket, often striped or in the colours of a sports club or school (6) |
| PYTHON | Large nonvenomous snake of Africa and South Asia, named after a serpent of Greek myth (6) |
| VUILLARD | Painter who lived with his mother, a dressmaker, until he was 60, hence themes of cloth/sewing in his many works including The Flowered Dress, The Seamstress, The Striped Blouse, The Thread and Walkin |
| ANACONDA | Nonvenomous snake of tropical South America (8) |
| BOA | Large nonvenomous snake of the family Boidae (3) |
