| DELPHINIUM | Derived from the Latin meaning dolphin, a flower commonly called larkspur traditionally forming a herbaceous border with plants such as lupins, hollyhocks and foxgloves (10) |
| FLIPPER | Forelimb of a whale, seal or turtle adapted for swimming; a television series about a dolphin; a swimfin; or, an arm of a pinball machine (7) |
| STABLES | Traditionally forming a mews, buildings for equine animals, often with doors in two parts (7) |
| AGAPANTHUS | Latin or genus name of a plant with blue or white flowers, commonly called lily of the Nile (10) |
| ACONITUM | Latin name of a poisonous plant with violet-blue flowers, commonly called wolfsbane or monkshood (8) |
| CATKINS | Hazel's flowers, commonly called 'Lamb's tails' (7) |
| HYACINTH | From an old word for a blue gem thought to be an aquamarine or a sapphire, a larkspur that sprang from the blood of a lover of Apollo; a pink, purple, violet or white liliaceous spring flower; or, cin |
| ACORN | Traditionally forming the mast or pannage of swine, a wild nut from which a small Quercus or a proverbial modest idea, project, thing etc may grow to mighty proportions (5) |
| HURDLE | Portable wattle fence traditionally forming part of a sheep pen; or; a jump in National Hunt racing (6) |
| NIGELLA | Genus of the devil-in-a-bush or love-in-a-mist that shares its family with the buttercup, granny's bonnet, larkspur and queen of poisons (7) |
| VEIL | Type of mantilla of net, tulle or white lace traditionally forming part of a bride's ensemble (4) |
| CISTUS | Flower commonly known as the rock rose (6) |
| DOCTOR | See 23A PICTURE A He is the star of a new film which is the sequel to The Shining - what's it called? (6,5) |
| MINCEPIES | Once banned in England according to legend, sweetened and spiced pastries traditionally forming part of the Christmas feast (5,4) |
| THIMBLES | Finger protectors traditionally forming part of a sewing kit (8) |
| MISTLETOE | A stormcock-propagated Malus canopy-hosted plant whose evergreen leaves and white berries are symbolic of fertility, hence traditionally forming lovers' Christmas kissing boughs with bay, holly, ivy, |
| BORDER | Herbaceous -; collection of perennials traditionally forming part of an English country garden (6) |
| URAL | Some larkspur, a lovely flower |
| JULY | With symbols including delphinium/larkspur, Leo, oak, ruby and water lily, a month originally called Quintilis, during which its eponymous calendar-devising Roman general, Caesar, was born (4) |
| DOGROSE | Flower commonly found in hegerows (3,4) |
