| NITRO | (KNO3) Used especially as a fertilizer and explosive. |
| NITER | (KNO3) Used especially as a fertilizer and explosive. |
| SALTPETRE | It's used as a fertilizer and explosive (9) |
| NITRE | KNO3, in Britain |
| PEPPERONI | A highly-seasoned dry sausage of pork and beef, used especially as a pizza topping (9) |
| SALTS | Medicinal preparation of hydrated magnesium sulphate used especially as a purgative (5,5) |
| EPSOM | Medicinal preparation of hydrated magnesium sulphate used especially as a purgative (5,5) |
| PRALINE | Smooth sweet substance made by boiling crushed nuts in sugar, used especially as a filling for chocolates (7) |
| OLEUM | Oily corrosive liquid used especially as a chemical reagent, also called fuming sulphuric acid (5) |
| GUANO | Accumulated droppings of seabirds and bats, used as a fertilizer (5) |
| CORMORANT | This bird swims underwater and has been used by humans for fishing; its guano is also valued as a fertilizer. In Richard II (act 2, scene 1), John of Gaunt says, "He tires betimes that spurs too fast |
| MARL | Fine-grained sedimentary rock used as a fertilizer (4) |
| COMPOST | Decayed organic matter used as a fertilizer (7) |
| UREA | Compound found in urine, synthesized as a fertilizer |
| NITRIC | Acid used in fertilizers and explosives |
| POTHERB | A leafy plant used especially as flavouring (3-4) |
| SODIUMNITRATE | Fertilizer and moisture - it explodes |
| DRESSED | Arranged shop window with fertilizer and topsoil (7) |
| ANILINE | A colourless oily pungent poisonous liquid used in the manufacture of dyes, plastics, pharmaceuticals and explosive |
| POTASH | Powder used in fertilizers and soaps (6) |
