| COCA | Andean shrub whose leaves contain a narcotic (4) |
| VERA | Succulent Mediterranean plant whose leaves contain a juice used in skin lotions, ointments, shampoos, etc (4,4) |
| ALOE | Succulent Mediterranean plant whose leaves contain a juice used in skin lotions, ointments, shampoos, etc (4,4) |
| ALOEVERA | Succulent Mediterranean plant whose leaves contain a juice used in skin lotions, ointments, shampoos, etc (4,4) |
| OPIUM | Octopi umbilici contains a narcotic drug (5) |
| RHUBARB | Garden plant, eaten cooked and sweetened, whose leaves contain poisonous substances (7) |
| KHAT | A white-leaved evergreen shrub whose leaves have narcotic properties |
| DOPE | From "sauce, dip", a narcotic drug, originally from the opium poppy seed or pip; or, a word for "cool, great" (4) |
| DRUG | When returning, sentry gives away a narcotic substance (4) |
| BENJ | Arabic word for bhang, a narcotic and intoxicant (4) |
| ODED | Took too much of a narcotic |
| QAT | Middle Eastern shrub whose leaves are chewed as a stimulant |
| TEA | Small tree or shrub whose leaves are used to make a beverage |
| HIT | Word for a find originally, later a success; a strike of a ball, target or anything else; a witticism; a lucky chance; a single visit to a website; or, a dose of a narcotic (3) |
| ROSEMARY | Aromatic shrub whose leaves yield a fragrant oil used in the of perfumes (8) |
| HENNA | Oriental shrub whose leaves yield a red dye used for skin decoration (5) |
| EVERGREEN | Tree or shrub whose leaves keep their color year-round |
| LAUREL | Tree or shrub whose leaves once served as victory symbols in Greece (6) |
| CAMELLIA | ___ Sinesis, evergreen shrub whose leaves and leaf buds are used in the production of tea (8) |
| COCAINE | Addictive narcotic drug derived from the leaves of an Andean shrub |
