| EELGRASS | A submerged aquatic plant with ribbon-like leaves (8) |
| PONDWEED | A submerged aquatic plant that grows in still or running water (8) |
| SANDBANK | A submerged bank of sand near a shore or in a river (8) |
| TAPEWORM | Ribbon-like parasite inhabiting the gut (8) |
| TAPESTRY | With ribbons attempt to make ornamental textile (8) |
| ROSETTES | Badges with ribbons in rolled gold placed back-to-back (8) |
| MAYPOLES | Erections with ribbons wrapped around them |
| NAIAD | Submerged aquatic plant having narrow leaves and small flowers. |
| MILFOIL | A freshwater aquatic plant with whorls of fine submerged leaves (7) |
| LILYPAD | Leaf of a lotus-like aquatic plant with floating flowers (4,3) |
| BONNET | A man's soft cap, such as the Scots Glengarry or Tam o' Shanter; a woman or child's hat with ribbons tied under the chin and brim framing the face; a cowl on a chimney; or, a velvet cap within a coron |
| PAPYRUS | A tall, aquatic plant with small, green-stalked flowers arranged like umbrella spokes around the stem top, especially in North Africa (7) |
| ELGRASS | Aquatic plant with a fish in its name |
| ARROWHEAD | Aquatic plant with distinctively shaped leaves (9) |
| TAXIRIVER | 1976 neo-noir drama about a stream with a submerged cab? |
| WATERLILY | Aquatic plant with floating goblet-shaped flowers and heartshaped leaves that provide shelter and islands for frogs and insects (5,4) |
| TAPE | Record a show the old way with ribbon (4) |
| ADORN | Decorate a function with ribbon at the sides (5) |
| CALTROP | Water ___, aquatic plant with ornate fruits, sometimes called moustache nut (7) |
| SNAG | A submerged tree, dangerous for boats, hence a hidden drawback (4) |
