| CELLULOSE | The main constituent of plant cell walls, used in making paper (9) |
| PEEPHOLES | Small openings in doors or walls used to observe the surroundings |
| SULFUR | This element, when not converted to its acidic form, is used in making paper, insecticides, fungicides, dyestuffs, and numerous other products. Its chemical symbol is S. |
| ILEOSTOMY | An artificial opening in the abdominal wall used to drain the small intestine (9) |
| CYTOPLASM | Everything inside an animal or plant cell's outer membrane other than the nucleus |
| DESMOSOME | Structure in a cell wall by which it is bound to an adjacent cell; also known as a macula adherens (9) |
| EVERREADY | Each has studied old words on cell walls (4,5) |
| CYCLORAMA | Curved wall used as a stage background |
| CUTIN | Waxy substance that is the main constituent of the cuticle of a plant (5) |
| MOULD | Matrix used in casting; a wire tray used in the process of making paper by hand; or, a container in which to set blancmange, jelly or mousse (5) |
| DNA | Nucleic acid that is the main constituent of the chromosomes of all organisms (3) |
| LIGNIN | Material making plant cell walls rigid |
| PECTIN | A mix of carbohydrates found in the cell walls of fruit, used for the setting of jams and jellies (6) |
| ESPARTO | Mind-reading skill of editorial essence, it is useful in making paper (7) |
| METHANE | The simplest alkane and the main constituent of natural gas |
| VEGETARIAN | One whose main objective is to avoid meat, and instead feature vegetables as the main constituent of their diet (10) |
| URUSHIOL | Oily liquid that is the main constituent of Japanese lacquer (8) |
| STEARIN | White crystalline substance that is the main constituent of tallow and suet |
| BAGASSE | The pulp remaining after the extraction of juice from sugar cane or similar plants; used as fuel and for making paper etc (7) |
| HATCH | Hole in the wall used by the hat check girl (5) |
