| ANNARBOR | City named for women and trees |
| LADIESLOOKOUT | St. John's, Newfoundland... ___' ___ Trail (Signal Hill hike named for women said to have watched for loved ones returning from sea) |
| LUCIA | Saint ___, one of the only two sovereign nations named for women |
| SHIRINEBADI | Iranian lawyer and activist awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2003 for her efforts for democracy and human rights, especially rights for women and children (6,5) |
| ELSA | Designer who invented shoulder pads for women and pioneered the use of zips and synthetic fabrics, . |
| WRIGGLES | Twists and turns for women and girls, e.g., all over the place (8) |
| PMS | Monthly hassle for women -- and men |
| WINE | Accompaniment for women and song? (4) |
| GANDHI | Maneka, union minister for women and child development? |
| COED | For women and men, as dorms |
| MERKEL | Surname of the minister for women and youth appointed by Helmut Kohl in 1991 |
| SWEATERDRESSES | Knitted garments for women (and the longest common word that uses just the left typing hand) |
| YSL | Initials of the designer of Le Smoking tuxedo for women and the Mondrian dress |
| OBI | Broad sash which forms parts of the Japanese national costume for women and children (3) |
| GARDENIA | A fragrant white flower with waxy petals and shiny leaves, titled after a botanist fittingly named for a pleasance or plot of plants, shrubs and trees (8) |
| RETREAT | With an example at Sissinghurst Castle Garden, an orchard for the cultivation of hazels and other such kernel-bearing shrubs and trees (7) |
| NUTTERY | With an example at Sissinghurst Castle Garden, an orchard for the cultivation of hazels and other such kernel-bearing shrubs and trees |
| LICHEN | Plant-like organism that typically forms a low, crusty, leaf-like or branching growth on trees, rocks and walls, and trees (6) |
| PLANTS | Flowers and trees, for example |
| MYRRH | An aromatic gum resin yielded from shrubs and trees, used in incense and perfumes (5) |
