| PLANTING | Putting (seed) in earth |
| ORIGINATOR | Inventor putting seed on a hill |
| IMPLANTATION | The act of putting seeds in the ground |
| SOWING | Putting seeds in thus, get first place on top of ground (6) |
| THUNDERBALL | Some characters buried in earth under ballroom in film (11) |
| HAPPYCLAPPY | Enthusiastically evangelical priests buried in grass and then in earth (5-6) |
| CHALLENGER | - Deep; situated around 11km below sea level in the Mariana Trench, the deepest known point in Earth |
| FEATHERBEDDING | The old man putting in earth type of plants suitable for borders providing pleasant environment (14) |
| RATCHET | a¦ in earth, moving about hundred tons - it only allows travel in one direction (7) |
| OILWELL | Bore found in earth lacking top layer, but in good condition (3,4) |
| FAULTS | Fractures in Earth's crust whose movement can cause seismic activity; improper tennis serves; or, penalties in showjumping (6) |
| WATER | This "vapor" is the most potent of the greenhouse gases in Earth's atmosphere, whose concentration is set by Earth's air temperatures. |
| CHASM | From "gaping hollow", a yawning cleft or rift in Earth's surface, hence a wide difference in opinion etc (5) |
| SANANDREASFAULT | Major fracture in Earth's crust in Western California (3,7,5) |
| CAT | Big name in earth-moving equipment, for short |
| QUATERNARY | Pertaining to the present period in earth history |
| BEDONE | "Thy will ___ ___ in earth..." - The Lord's Prayer |
| CLARIFY | Illuminate tree reflected in earth (7) |
| GERONIMO | Brave leader returns child buried in earth (8) |
| GRAPHITE | Black stuff in earth pig turned over (8) |
