| ARIL | Botanical structure such as the mace surrounding nutmeg, ruby "jewel" of a pomegranate pip or the scarlet "berry" cup of a yew seed (4) |
| TREY | Domino or playing card with three pips; or, the third tine of a deer's antler (4) |
| DONTMAKEWAXES | Bad advice for the SC Johnson company? |
| BITTER | German marque behind cars like the SC and CD (6) |
| PEARL | Ring seating tip of ruby jewel (5) |
| FRUIT | Nutrient-rich botanical structure such as a berry or a melon (5) |
| SEED | Botanical structure such as a peanut or almond |
| LEAF | A folio of a book; a botanical structure known in its embryonic form as a cotyledon; or, gold in the form of foil, used in gilding (4) |
| MONUMENT | From the Latin meaning "remind", a commemorative structure such as the Cenotaph in Whitehall; or, a building of historical importance (8) |
| DOMINO | One of a set of 28 rectangular gaming tiles bearing one to six pips; or, a hooded cloak worn for a masquerade ball with a half-mask of the same name (6) |
| CHIASMA | Crossing over of two parts or structures such as the fibres of the optic nerves in the brain |
| CHATON | French word for a catkin, a kitten or for the bezel, gemstone or foil-backed jewel of a ring |
| STEMS | Botanical structures supporting flowers, fruits, leaves or the caps of mushrooms; vertical strokes in letters or musical notes; or, the main lines of descent in families (5) |
| DALI | Painter of Dream Caused by the Flight of a Bee Around a Pomegranate a Second Before Awakening |
| BODY | Because sour foods can boost digestion and metabolism, when you partake of a pomegranate or a pickled pepper, your ___ says "thank you" |
| QUATRE | French for a playing card, domino or side of a die with four pips; or, a ballet sequence for four dancers (6) |
| DAM | Structure such as the Aswan in Egypt and the Three Gorges in China |
| ROSE | Floral emblem of England that forms part of the heraldic badge of Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon with a pomegranate (4) |
| FLOWER | Botanical structure with electric fields sensed by bumblebees; or, printer's ornament or fleuron (6) |
| OVULE | From Latin for "egg", a botanical structure that develops into a seed (5) |
