| POTPOURRI | A fragrant mixture of dried petals and leaves used to scent a room (9) |
| POMANDERS | Perforated bags or balls filled with a mixture of aromatic substances and used to scent clothes and linens (9) |
| JASMINE | With a fragrance strongest at night and blossoms used to scent a variety of China tea, a flower symbolising love and beauty; the national flower of Pakistan (7) |
| ROSEWATER | Attar-like essence used to scent hand cream or soap, or to flavour Turkish delight, nougat or trifle (9) |
| MINCEMEAT | A mixture of dried fruit and spices used especially for filling pies (9) |
| TUBEROSES | Night-blooming Mexican plants with flowers used to scent perfumes such as Fracas or Diptyque's Do Son (9) |
| CORIANDER | Plant cultivated for its aromatic seeds and leaves, used in flavouring food (9) |
| REDSETTER | Dog used to scent game (3,6) |
| POMANDER | Perfumed ball used to scent a space (8) |
| MUSKINESS | Powerful scent: a billionaire's characteristic? (9) |
| LAVENDER | "Livid" yet calming fragrant herb used for centuries to scent laundry, perfumes and soaps and to promote cleanliness, hence its etymological connection to washing or "wash" (8) |
| SQUIRT | An imitative word for a jet of water or a spray of scent; a sea tulip or other ascidian; or, a pipsqueak (6) |
| ESPARTO | Coarse grass native to Spain and North Africa with tough narrow leaves used to make ropes, wickerwork and good quality paper |
| SAGE | Burned in a ritual known as smudging, a herb with velvety leaves used to flavour foods such as cheese, stuffing, sausage rolls, risotto and gnocchi (4) |
| FEVERFEW | Plant known as "medieval aspirin" or "bachelor's-buttons" with flowers used for potpourri and leaves used as a folk remedy for headaches (8) |
| ROSEMARY | Derived from the Latin meaning sea dew, a herb with needle-like leaves used to flavour focaccia, roast lamb and parmesan shortbread (8) |
| BATHCUBE | A block of salts to scent and soften the water in one's Jacuzzi or tub (8) |
| NEROLI | Bitter orange blossom oil and perfumer's citrus honeyed delight, named after an Italian princess whose use of it to scent her bathwater, clothes and gloves made it alla moda or chic (6) |
| TEA | The dried leaves used to make tea (3) |
| SACHET | A small bag, pad filled with perfumed powder and placed in closets or drawers to scent clothes |
