| SARSAPARILLA | Drink prepared from the aromatic roots of prickly climbing plants of a tropical American genus (12) |
| KAVA | Drink obtained from the aromatic roots of the Polynesian shrub, Piper methysticum (4) |
| LIGNUMVITAE | The wood of a tropical American genus of trees, Guaiacum (6,5) |
| COFFEE | From Arabic for "wine", a hot drink prepared from the beans, cherries or peaberries of a tropical shrub; a cup of this; or, its cafe au lait or mocha colour, when mixed with milk (6) |
| MATE | Tea-like caffeine-rich drink prepared from the dried leaves of the South American plant Ilex paraguariensis (4) |
| CALAMUS | Aromatic roots of Acorus ------- is used in medicine and cooking (7) |
| GALANGAL | The pungent, aromatic root of a plant of the ginger family, dried and used as a seasoning and in medicine (8) |
| GINSENG | Aromatic root of herbal medicine (7) |
| OFTHETHISTLE | Sequence of prickly type's honour? (5,2,3,7) |
| MONSTERA | Genus of tropical American climbing plants of the family Araceae that includes the Swiss cheese plant (8) |
| VITIS | Genus of woody climbing plants of the family Vitaceae to which the grapevines belong (5) |
| COCKTAIL | Derived from an old term for a docked horse or one of mixed lineage, name for a type of drink prepared in the art of mixology (8) |
| ANNATTO | A yellowish-red dye obtained from the seeds of a tropical American tree, used for colouring food and fabrics (7) |
| ORIGANUM | Genus of the aromatic "joy of the mountain" plants, including marjoram, aka winter-sweet, and a herb used for seasoning lamb, pizza or tomatoes (8) |
| CLEMATIS | Genus of climbing plants of the buttercup family (Ranunculaceae) whose members include virgin's bower and traveller's joy (8) |
| YAM | Any of various climbing plants of the genus Dioscorea, cultivated for their edible starchy tubers (3) |
| FREESIA | Plants of a genus of the iris family with clusters of yellow, white or pink tubular flowers (7) |
| IVORYNUT | Seed of a tropical American palm; a source of vegetable ivory (5,3) |
| LIMA | Type of flattened, whitish edible bean, the seed of a tropical American plant (Phaseolus lunatus) (4) |
| JUICE | General name for a drink prepared from pressed fruit or vegetables (5) |
