| PEARY | Arctic explorer, Robert ___ (b.1856 - d.1920) ...his surname is also the name of a variety of Caribou in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago |
| BERRY | Original drummer of American rock band R.E.M. whose surname is also the general name of simple fleshy fruit that usually has many seeds. (5) |
| BADEN | Castle Kilbride's southwestern Ontario location, historic home to the 'Flax and Oil King of Canada' James Livingston (b.1838 - d.1920) |
| BAUM | 1900: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz author, L. Frank ___ (b.1856 - d.1919) |
| OSAKA | Athlete Naomi whose surname is also her birthplace |
| STEPHENREA | Born in 1946, a Best Actor nominee for The Crying Game, he surely likes Caramel Creams, since his surname is hidden in their name |
| NICK | His surname is Offerman (4) |
| BOURBON | Former French royal house that is also the name of a variety of American whiskey (7) |
| TOASTMASTER | Smartest oat is a person responsible for calling people to raise their glasses - and the name of a variety of tall bearded iris (11) |
| CANALS | From "grooves, reeds, water pipes" and sharing a source with the name of a variety of tubular pasta, a word for artificial waterways; or, ducts (6) |
| BABYSBREATH | Common name of a variety of gypsophila with delicate white flowers, used as a symbol of everlasting love (5,6) |
| WAINSCOT | With the French equivalent boiserie, panelling applied to the lower part of an interior wall, traditionally of a variety of fine oak of the same name (8) |
| ANJOU | Montreal borough sharing the name of a variety of pear |
| SCRUMPY | From "withered apples", name of a variety of cider traditionally brewed in the West Country from said small shrivelled windfalls or griggles (7) |
| CLARE | Which county of the Republic of Ireland is also the name of a Cambridge college? (5) |
| MARMITE | Brand name of a variety of savoury yeast extract which, according to its slogan, you either "love or |
| PELOTA | Basque ......, name of a variety of sports using one's hand, racket, wooden basket or bat (6) |
| FETA | From "slice", name of a variety of brined white cheese, often served cubed in Greek salad (4) |
| ARACHNOPHOBIA | This abnormal fear of spiders is also the name of a 1990 film about a small Californian town being invaded by a deadly species from Venezuela |
| HANDEL | Let's hear the "Hallelujah Chorus" for George ___, the German composer whose "Messiah" is a timeless Christmas classic (Hint: His surname sounds like cool part of a mug of steaming hot cocoa) |
