| MARSH | Caltha palustris, the ___ marigold (5) |
| CALTHA | ___ palustris, the marsh marigold (6) |
| MARSHMARIGOLD | The yellow-flowered plant Caltha palustris, also called kingcup (5,8) |
| KINGCUP | Yellow-flowered plant of the buttercup family, Caltha palustris, also called a marsh marigold (7) |
| CALLA | - - - - - palustris, genus of aquatic plants also called the water arum (5) |
| AFRICAN | The ___ marigold (7) |
| POT | Calendula officinalis is the ___ marigold (3) |
| PIN | The common name the Quercus is the ___ palustris Oak! (3) |
| EXOTIC | "The Best ___ Marigold Hotel" (2011 movie) |
| GRASSOF | ___ Parnassus, rosette-forming perennial, Parnassia palustris (5,2) |
| MARSHFERN | Thelypteris palustris, widespread in wet places in temperate regions (5,4) |
| SMITH | Actress in Gosford Park, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, The Lady in the Van and Downton Abbey (5) |
| NIGHY | Actor in films including I Capture the Castle, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, Scrabble drama Sometimes Always Never and The Bookshop (5) |
| MARIGOLD | Common plant in Calendula genus - marsh one is a Caltha (8) |
| CELIA | English actress whose films include Calendar Girls and The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (5,5) |
| IMRIE | English actress whose films include Calendar Girls and The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (5,5) |
| CHINA | Asian country visited by the celebrities in The Real Marigold Hotel On Tour in 2017 (5) |
| DARTS | Game played by Bobby George, the sportsman who took part in Celebrity Fit Club in 2004 and The Real Marigold Hotel in 2016 (5) |
| MORAL | Dig out marigold - this could be the lesson... (5) |
| INDIA | Setting for The Real Marigold Hotel in face, almost (5) |
