| ALLHEAL | Name of a species of betony, prunella or valerian that refers to the reputed medicinal, restorative or therapeutic qualities of said herbs (7) |
| ROMAN | Vespasian or Valerian, e.g. |
| EOS | Greek word for dawn, given as the genus name of a species of lory with red-and-blue plumage, reminiscent of the colours of the sky at daybreak (3) |
| RHINO | White -; short name of a species of herbivore which is the largest land mammal after the elephant (5) |
| NADA | Nothing, as in the name of a species hybrid iris cultivar! (4) |
| UNDERRUN | Word that refers to the degree to which a programme falls short; the action of going, passing or running beneath; or, the current below the surface, whether real or figurative (8) |
| QUOIN | A homophone of a word for a nummary bit, flan or piece, that refers to a corner/keystone, a salient angle of a building, a voussoir or a wedge (5) |
| LADYBIRD | With a Latin designation that refers to the word "scarlet", a spotted beetle esteemed by gardeners, whose name was given to an imprint of children's books (8) |
| HARD | First word of the term that refers to the computer component containing several disks, or platters, with an electromagnetic read/write head for each surface. A microprocessor in this part controls the |
| FRUITAGE | Old or literary word that refers to the process or season of producing berries, drupes, pepos, pomes etc; or, said crop or harvest collectively (8) |
| HYACINTH | Word that refers to a blue gem of the ancients, possibly aquamarine or sapphire; cinnamon stone; brown, red or yellow zircon; purple of various hues; a bluebell/larkspur that sprang from the blood of |
| KRJR | Four initials that refer to the only son of a Motorcycling World Champion to also be a Champ himself. (4) |
| SCUTUM | Latin word for "shield" that refers to a large oblong Roman example of said piece of armour; a constellation; or, one of the protective plates of an armadillo, insect or turtle (6) |
| CROCEOUS | Word for "saffron-coloured" that refers to the ancient Greek name of said dried orange-hued stigmas (8) |
| PESACH | Hebrew word for "pass over" that refers to the Jewish Feast of the Unleavened Bread, aka Passover (6) |
| CLOU | French word for "nail" that refers to the crux, chief attraction, dominant idea, focus or main point of interest (4) |
| WHITECAP | A bird with a pale crown, such as the male of a species of redstart; or, a crested wave or breaker (8) |
| PLEINAIR | French term that refers to the practice of painting outdoors (5-3) |
| EOAN | Word used by Shelley in Ode to Liberty that refers to the dawn (4) |
| STIGMA | In botany, part of a carpel that receives pollen such as that of a species of crocus used as the spice saffron (6) |
