| TOADS | Overwintering in hibernacula including leaf litter, compost and log piles, amphibians Bufo bufo that migrate back to their ancestral breeding ponds in the spring (5) |
| MAHY | New Zealand author of numerous books for children including Leaf Magic and A Lion in the Meadow (4) |
| CANETOAD | The large amphibian Bufo marinus, native to Central and South America (4,4) |
| BEGONIAS | These popular bloomers with brightly coloured sepals are ideal for overwintering in pots (8) |
| TOAD | Amphibious "puddock" of log pile, leaf litter, compost heap, burrow, pond or frogilo, sometimes with a patrolled road crossing aiding its migration (4) |
| WOODLOUSE | Tiny creature found in log piles (9) |
| TERRESTRIAL | Poison frogs are small, ___ and diurnal and live either in leaf litter on forest floor or high up in the tree canopy |
| TAUTONYM | Name such as Bufo bufo or Anser anser |
| ELFCUPS | Scarlet mushrooms or "fairies' baths" found in moss and leaf litter, used by sprites to drink morning dew, according to folklore (3,4) |
| DUFF | Northern dialect for dough, thus flour pudding boiled in a bag; or, in other senses, a word for coal dust, leaf litter, the buttocks/rump or something broken/useless (4) |
| RELIGIONS | Rise and log-in to show the practice of churchgoers |
| RECYCLE | They ___ dead plant material converting it to compost and improve the nutrient availability in the soil by pulling organic material deeper into the soil. |
| TAR | Gardeners used to give fruit trees a winter ___ ___ wash, to kill overwintering pests and diseases (3) |
| OIL | Gardeners used to give fruit trees a winter ___ ___ wash, to kill overwintering pests and diseases (3) |
| COIR | Fibre prepared from coconut husk, used for doormats, flooring, plant pots, potting compost and ropes (4) |
| CYBERCAFE | Place to eat, drink and log in (9) |
| LINGO | And log in for a change of idiom (5) |
| COLOGNE | Figure out and log in to the city (7) |
| SHIPSCARPENTER | One using small joints and log, after fish has been caught? |
| PIE | Irrational things to do with circles and logs that may be eaten |
