| STIPES | The stems of fern fronds, mosses, mushrooms or seaweed; or, eyestalks, horns or tentacles of crabs or snails (6) |
| SORI | Clusters of fern fronds |
| FEELERS | Organs in certain animals, such as antennae or tentacles (7) |
| SORUS | Cluster on underside of fern frond |
| SQUID | Large-headed marine mollusc with eight arms and two long tentacles of the orders Myopsida and Oegopsida (5) |
| SNAILS | Critters with eyestalks |
| HORN | A musical wind instrument fashioned from brass or a conch; an antenna of a beetle; an antler of a deer; a tentacle of a snail; a tip of a crescent; or, a symbol of a cuckold (4) |
| FEELER | An organ of touch, as antennae or tentacle (6) |
| OMMATOPHORE | Eyestalk on member of order of Homoptera |
| PITH | Cellular medulla in the stems of dicotyledonous plants; the similar spongy white mesocarp of an orange; a feather's interior; or, by extension, the crux or essence of something (4) |
| TRUNKS | Tree boles upon which one may observe supposed "seats of the wood nymphs" called dryad's saddles or pheasant back mushrooms; or, boxes or chests, originally made out of the timber of said arborous ste |
| CAPS | The pilei of mushrooms or toadstools; or, the stationary clouds covering the peaks of mountains (4) |
| JUTE | Rough fibre made from the stems of corchorus (from the mallow family), used for making twine and rope or woven into sacking or matting (4) |
| STAB | A thrust with an epee, finger, foil etc; an attempt or try; an unpleasant pang; or, a single quick note or "hit" by a group of horns or a keyboard (4) |
| CLUMPS | Small groups of ferns, grasses or trees; compact masses of hair or mud; extra-thick soles of boots or shoes; heavy treads; or, dull thuds (6) |
| FLORET | Diminutive bloom forming part of a composite flower; or, any one of the stems making up a head of broccoli or cauliflower (6) |
| BARK | Protective layer on the outside of the stems of woody plants (4) |
| INTERTWINED | Perhaps, the stems of a vigorous climber such as clematis or honeysuckle! (11) |
| PORCINI | From the Italian for "little pigs" or "piglets", champagne cork-shaped wild edible ceps, "kings of mushrooms" or penny-buns that are highly prized by chefs and foragers (7) |
| FROG | Anuran amphibian whose croaklike call is unique to its species; or, a device for holding the stems of flowers in an arrangement (4) |
