| SESAME | A seed |
| KERNEL | From "corn", a word for a grain or a seed; the edible part of a nut; a core or essential part; or, a nucleus (6) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| VIABLE | Term for a seed that is able to germinate, or for a project that is projected to be a success (6) |
| LINE | Mark on a tennis court, or string with pegs to form a straight guide for making a seed drill (4) |
| PEA | A seed of a leguminous plant used as a vegetable |
| TESTA | A trial on a covering for a seed |
| GRAIN | Unit of mass equal to a seed of com; 1/4 of a carat formerly used to measure diamonds/pearls; or, a unit used to weigh archers' arrows (5) |
| 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) |
| TIMELAPSEPHOTO | Image of a plant growing from a seed to a sapling, e.g. |
| DRUPE | Any indehiscent fruit comprising thin outer skin, a fleshy or fibrous interior and a central stone enclosing a seed (5) |
| EMBRYO | Part of a seed that develops into a plant |
| PELOTA | Game that has a lot in it for a seed (6) |
| KOOKABURRA | Nut, a seed that can stick on a bird |
| SAPODILLA | In South Africa a seed-vessel ill becomes a tree |
| TIMELAPSE | Type of video photography that shows e.g. a seed germinating in a few seconds (4,5) |
| EASED | Possibly a seed put in a more comfortable position (5) |
| ARIL | Botanical name for a seed or "jewel" of a pomegranate (4) |
| SPORE | What does a fern produce instead of a seed? (5) |
