| GERMINATION | The sprouting of a seed |
| GARGOYLE | Go to youth leader in large development - the one doing the sprouting will put the frighteners on yo |
| GERMINATING | Sprouting (of seeds) |
| TOGA | From "hair of the head", word for a tuft of a seed or pineapple; a leafy crown of a palm; or, the nebulous envelope of the head of a "long-haired star" (4) |
| COAT | A fleece, pelage or pelt; or, any other outer covering, such as an application of paint/varnish, blanket of dust, husk of a seed, jacket, layer of a bulb or top of a suit of armour (4) |
| OVULE | Part of the reproductive system of a seed plant that develops into a seed when fertilised, made up of the embryo sac, the surrounding nucellus and one or two protective integuments (5) |
| CASE | From the French for "fall", an instance or happening that "befalls"; a chest, trunk or valise; the husk of a seed or cover of a wristwatch; a legal proceeding; or, an eccentric (4) |
| KERNEL | Inner part of a seed, the heart of the matter (6) |
| HUSK | Group of hares; or, the shell of a seed (4) |
| FRUIT | The developed ovary of a seed plant with its contents and accessory parts, as the runner bean pod, nut, tomato or pineapple! (5) |
| COMA | Tuft of silky hairs at the end of a seed (4) |
| EMBRYO | Part of a seed that develops into a plant |
| FLOWER | The reproductive equipment of a seed plant (6) |
| TESTA | The hard outer covering of a seed (5) |
| GRAIN | The texture and weight of a seed? (5) |
| HULL | Part of a seed or a ship |
| EASED | Assisted the development of a seed? |
| ARIL | Fleshy, brightly coloured appendage growing at or about the hilum of a seed (4) |
| SPORE | What does a fern produce instead of a seed? (5) |
| ABC | Covering of a seed |
