| LILAC | A shrub of the olive family; a descriptor for a shade of purple (5) |
| HAIRY | A descriptor for a rat's body, perhaps, but not its tail |
| TART | Certain apple dessert ... or a descriptor for a certain apple |
| NACARAT | Word, thought to be referring to a colour of the shell of a mollusc that yields mother-of-pearl, for a shade of orangey-red or "sunset"; or, a fabric/linen dyed in such a hue (7) |
| COBALT | Nickel-like metal that's the name for a shade of blue |
| NUANCE | Unmoved cane for a shade of colour |
| SUMAC | Dried, powdered fruit of a shrub of the cashew family, used as a spice in Middle Eastern and South Asian cuisine (5) |
| MAEVE | Irish girl's name that's one letter off from a shade of purple |
| HENNA | Pigment made from a shrub of the loosestrife family |
| PRIVET | A shrub of the olive family used for hedges in suburban gardens (6) |
| MAUVE | A shade of purple |
| ELDER | A shrub of greater age (5) |
| GORSE | With stems traditionally used as fuel to fire bread ovens and coconut-scented yellow blooms to dye Easter eggs, a shrub of wild landscapes, also called furze (5) |
| EMINENCE | From "jut, project", a word for distinction, fame or high rank; a height or a hill; an anatomical protuberance; a cardinal's title; or, a shade of purple (8) |
| TUNIS | Mosque of the Olive Tree setting |
| GRAPE | Shade of purple |
| SPIRAEA | A shrub of the rose family with clusters of small white or pink flowers (7) |
| TEA | Beverage prepared from leaves of a shrub of the camellia family (3) |
| ELDERBERRIES | Black or red fruits of a shrub of the honeysuckle family (12) |
| ELDERBERRY | Fruit of a shrub of the genus Sambucus used for making wines. jellies. etc (10) |
