| BEDROOMS | Digs and opens space for the flowers - the ones favoured by retiring types (8) |
| GASPS | Son opens spaces for pants (5) |
| BED | Fragment of YouTube directed by retiring type (3) |
| EXPANSE | Wide and open space or area (7) |
| BRIEFCASE | Document holder, one favoured by reluctant barrister? |
| PETRA | Ancient city in Jordan, one favoured by artist |
| CORSAGE | From the flowers, the bird goes back to the herb (7) |
| CONCOURSE | A large, open space for the gathering of people in a public place (9) |
| YONGEANDDUNDAS | Location of Toronto's downtown 'Square' open space for the public: 3 wds. |
| SWEETPEAS | The flowers the wee pest destroyed, since (9) |
| VIOLETS | The flowers the little girl stole off with (7) |
| LODGINGS | Digs and digs - long way off (8) |
| PARSNIPS | Related to a Latin word meaning "dig and trench the ground", carrot-, salsify- or skirret-like root vegetables, often pureed for soup or roasted (8) |
| LAVENDER | Shrub or plant cultivated for its mauve or blue flowers; the source of a fragrant oil (8) |
| BEGONIAS | Nosebag I put out for the flowers (8) |
| GARDENER | Hesitate after seeing danger in confusion for the flower grower (8) |
| SEAOTTER | Floating on its back, this northern Pacific marine mammal inhabits kelp beds and opens mollusks by smashing them on a stone balanced on its chest. (3,5) |
| GLADIOLI | I laid log out for the flowers |
| BANDANNA | Outlaw and top dog takes head off big showy flower - the one that's used to cover the head (8) |
| ROSEBOWL | Female takeover for the flower show (8) |
