| SPURGE | Any species of Euphorbia, with a milky, generally poisonous, juice (6) |
| AGARIC | Distinctive type of mushroom, generally poisonous and often seen in fairytales (6) |
| EXOTIC | Any species introduced to New Zealand (6) |
| SURVIVAL | The goal of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) is to ensure that international trade does not threaten the ________ of any species (8) |
| CASEIN | Twelve bottles of wine from centre of Wellington has a milky component (6) |
| CREAMY | Yellowish-white, like a milky substance (6) |
| NOUGAT | Part of a Milky Way bar |
| RUDOLPH | A Euphorbia with bright-red shoot lips in winter - 'Reindeer'? (7) |
| TINYTIM | Dwarf evergreen euphorbia with red stems - featured in A Christmas Carol (4,3) |
| OPAL | Gem-stone with a milky quality (4) |
| BONECHINA | Tea set material with a milky white finish |
| COCONUTS | Fruits with a milky liquid inside (8) |
| EXCALIBUR | King Arthur's sword, and variety of euphorbia (9) |
| SPLURGE | Extravagant display of Euphorbia around lake (7) |
| PALUSTRIS | Perennial marsh spurge or Euphorbia - - - - - - - - -, with bright yellowy-orange autumn foliage (9) |
| MOONSTONE | Gem with a milky iridescence |
| SPILL | Word for a milky mess, upset of beans or bloody seepage; or, a tumble from one's horse, header on a bike or a fall, possibly upon the leafage (5) |
| UMAMI | A measure of rum - a milky kind of flavour (5) |
| MIDAS | A named Euphorbia - possessor of a golden touch! (5) |
| MARS | Known as a Milky Way in the US, a confection of caramel, chocolate and nougat that shares its name with the Red Planet (4) |
