| PEPPER | Common name for the capsicum plant, of which 'sweet', 'bell' and 'chilli' are the most often-seen forms (6) |
| RUSBY | Kate ___, folk singer and songwriter whose albums include Awkward Annie and Sweet Bells |
| BELLPEPPER | North American name for the fruit of the capsicum plant |
| SWEETPEPPER | Fruit, often called 'bell', of the capsicum plant! (5,6) |
| FENUGREEK | Plant of which the leaves and seeds are common ingredients in curries and other Indian dishes (9) |
| AUBRIETA | Plant of the cabbage, Family, with purple flowers and most often seen on rockeries and walls (8) |
| CAPSICUM | (GKN) Plant genus of the nightshade family (Solanaceae) that comprises the sweet and chilli peppers (8) |
| CACTACEOUS | Like, or relating to, the family of plants of which the prickly pear is a common example (10) |
| ARACHNID | A member of a class of animal of which spiders are the most common (8) |
| ACER | It's of the highest quality and most often seen in arboretum? |
| NECTAR | Which sweet liquid is said to be the drink of the gods |
| MOLE | Mexican sauce of chocolate and chilli or one for flavouring the classic avocado-based dip "guac"; or, an animal with a taupe coat of velvety fur whose collective noun "labour" refers to its hard effor |
| PODS | Schools of whales, seals or dolphins; or, the seed vessels of pea, cacao, bean, vanilla and chilli plants (4) |
| CROCUS | Hardy flowering plant of which the autumn kind is colchicum or meadow saffron (6) |
| PASSION | And 20. Climbing plant of which some kinds produce an edible fruit (7,6) |
| REDPEPPERS | Salad components from the plant of the capsicum family (3,7) |
| MUSIC | Take the lid off the capsicum then cook it: that's the score (5) |
| PAPRIKA | Mild seasoning made from dried and ground red peppers of the Capsicum annum family (7) |
| OPEPE | Tree of life that’s most often seen in garden of Eden |
| BRAVEST | "The ___ are the most tender; the loving are the daring": Bayard Taylor (7) |
