| LADIESTRESSES | US city encounters troubles importing oriental orchids (6-7) |
| FRENCHBEANS | Norman, perhaps, forbids importing oriental vegetables (6,5) |
| LADYSSLIPPERS | Glassware perhaps that doesn't suit ugly sister with orchids (4'1,8) |
| PERPIGNAN | Upset, old lady encounters trouble with traveller in French town (9) |
| BALLADOPERA | Bouncer encounters trouble via a musical entertainment |
| GETSINTOAPICKLE | Encounters trouble |
| HITSA | ___ snag (encounters trouble) |
| HITSASNAG | Suddenly encounters trouble |
| LADYSSLIPPER | Any of various orchids such as the moccasin flower (5,7) |
| VANILLA | Flavour extracted from orchids (7) |
| LECTOR | We collect orchids for the reader (6) |
| UNABAINES | Keyboardist with The Fall, Blue Orchids and The Fates (3,6) |
| LAELIA | Small genus of orchids, mainly from Central and South America (6) |
| DARWIN | Naturalist who lived at Down House from 1842 where he studied orchids and summarised his theories of natural selection in his volume On the Origin of Species (6) |
| MELLOR | Some smell orchids, according to Corrie actor and 2022 Strictly Come Dancing star Will (6) |
| GRISSOMGANG | 'The --- ---', 1971 film starring Kim Darby based on the novel No Orchids for Miss Blandish (7,4) |
| THEGRISSOM | 1971 crime drama film starring Kim Darby based on James Hadley Chase novel No Orchids for Miss Blandish (3,7,4) |
| LEI | Hawaiian necklace that may be made of orchids |
| LOAM | Luxuriant orchids and magnolias initially grow in this? (4) |
| VANILLAS | Orchids found in caravan I'll assemble |
