| GEORGEBUSH | Subject of "Shrub" by Molly Ivins and Lou Dubose |
| TEXANS | Molly Ivins and George Bush, for two |
| SHRUB | Presidential bio by Molly Ivins |
| POINSETTIA | Shrub by Italian river, in group about small island |
| BLACKTHORN | Shrub by bar lacerated husband going inside |
| GRAFTER | One who works hard propagating trees and shrubs by transplanting buds (7) |
| GRAFT | Hard work propagating trees and shrubs by transplanting buds! (5) |
| LANDSCAPERS | Youths introduced to new shrubs by gardeners |
| SATIRE | "The weapon of the powerless against the powerful," according to Molly Ivins |
| PORGY | --- And Bess, opera first performed in 1935, with music by George Gershwin and lyrics by Ira Gershwin and DuBose Heyward (5) |
| BBQ | It's popular in Molly Ivins' state |
| TEXAN | Like Molly Ivins |
| OPEDS | Many Molly Ivins writings |
| PARANOID | "Being slightly ___ is like being slightly pregnant - it tends to get worse": Molly Ivins |
| SUMMERTIME | Aria composed by George Gershwin for the opera Porgy and Bess, with lyrics by DuBose Heyward |
| TEDDYBEAR | Collected by arctophiles, any one of the soft toys depicted enjoying a picnic in an old song or in paintings by Molly Brett, for example (5,4) |
| RUMBA | Dance performed by Molly and Carlos in the 2022 Strictly final to All The Man That I Need by Whitney Houston (5) |
| COTTON | Dotty, character in EastEnders played by Molly Conlin and Milly Zero (6) |
| COCKLE | Bit of seafood sold by Molly Malone? (6) |
| MUSSELS | Shellfish referred to with the cockles by Molly Malone, as she wheeled her wheelbarrow through streets broad and narrow |
