| BROMELIAD | Plant with cup shaped leaf which is a perfect habitat for the tadpole as the leaves capture the water from the rainforest |
| BATH | English town with the hot springs and the remains of the settlement of Aquae Sulis built by the wate |
| GUINNESSWORLDRECORD | Canada holds the ___ ___ ___ for the 'Largest Human Image of a Maple Leaf' which was set in 2019 in Quinte West, Ontario |
| DEVILTOPAY | Trouble expected when the tadpole got stuck in the ivy (5,2,3) |
| PALMER | Word for a pilgrim from the Holy Land carrying a hand-shaped leaf; or, a hairy hoary caterpillar of wandering or migratory habits (6) |
| SAHARA | Habitat for the addax antelope, which can go a year without drinking |
| SPADES | Suit of cards marked with a black, heart-shaped leaf symbol (6) |
| TABITHA | Unusual habitat for the girl |
| ANDES | Habitat for the spectacled bear |
| LINDEN | Heart-shaped leaf tree |
| ANEMONE | Plant with cup-shaped flowers |
| ROSE | Christmas --, evergreen plant with cup-shaped white flowers (4) |
| TULIP | Spring-flowering plant with cup-shaped flowers (5) |
| NARCISSI | Perennials of the amaryllis family with cup-shaped coronae, such as jonquils (8) |
| GILT | Gold leaf, such as that traditionally used to decorate gingerbread; superficial attractiveness or glamour; high-quality stock; a young sow; or, with "cup", dialect for a buttercup (4) |
| GLADIATE | Sword-shaped, as the leaves of an Iris plant |
| EPITOME | Abridged version of long poem, as far as I'm concerned, is a perfect example |
| CROCI | Perennials with cup-shaped flowers |
| TULIPS | Showy spring favourites with cup-shaped blooms (6) |
| FICIFOLIA | Term meaning fig-leaved eg as the leaves of hollyhock Alcea ___ ... official I upset (9) |