| PALMETTO | Bud joined to tropical tree |
| SHEA | Misheard bit referring to tropical tree |
| BRUNEI | Be one about to race to tropical land (6) |
| GUAVA | Name a fruit tree, native to tropical and subtropical America (5) |
| JACARANDA | Tree with blue-purple flowers, native to tropical and subtropical regions of the Americas (9) |
| CYCLONIC | Relating to tropical storms (8) |
| ARECA | Genus of palms native to tropical Asia (5) |
| MONSOONAL | Relating to tropical wet and dry climates (9) |
| TEAL | Old Crayola color akin to Tropical Rain Forest |
| IGUANAS | Large arboreal lizards, native to tropical America (7) |
| FISHOWL | Bird of prey native to tropical wetlands (4,3) |
| TAMANDUA | Small arboreal anteater native to tropical America (8) |
| MALARIA | Mosquito-borne fever endemic to tropical regions (7) |
| GIANTTOAD | Large brown amphibian native to tropical America (5,4) |
| LIANA | Climbing plant common to tropical forests (5) |
| RAFFIA | Fibre from the leaves of a palm native to tropical Africa and Madagascar, used for baskets, hats or natural twine for hand-tied bouquets (6) |
| ANACONDA | Large semiaquatic snake of the boa family native to tropical South America; Eunectes murinus (8) |
| EBON | Hard, heavy, dark durable wood native to tropical Africa, Asia and Ceylon used for furniture and decorative woodwork |
| HERCULES | The ___ beetle is native to tropical rainforests and is notable for being the world's longest beetle (8) |
| TSETSE | Large biting fly that is endemic to tropical Africa (6) |
