| WOW | Exclamation, perhaps given when you see someone's massive pumpkin, as in the rose variety 'Oh ___', or Dahlia 'The Big ___' (3) |
| OVER | The rose variety 'Bowled ___', as in a set of six balls bowled (4) |
| ONLY | Solely, single and solitary - as in the rose cultivar 'For Your Eyes ' (4) |
| CONTAGIOUS | What yawns are, which is why you yawn when you see someone else doing it |
| ODYSSEY | One day you see someone enjoy your beginnings in an amazing adventure (7) |
| ROOMKEY | Something you are given when you check into a hotel: 2 wds. |
| BERATE | The sort of rebate given when you scold |
| RATION | An allowance given when you have nothing to train with (6) |
| BAM | Chef's exclamation, perhaps |
| IMFREE | Parolee's exclamation, perhaps |
| TGIF | Happy hour exclamation, perhaps |
| SARK | Channel Island, as in the old floribunda rose variety 'Dame of ___' (4) |
| KILN | Pottery oven, as in the old rambling rose variety 'Lime ___' (4) |
| BRAMBLE | Related to "broom", a prickly scrambling shrub in the rose family, whose bounty of blackberries are traditionally foraged from hedgerows in the late summer/autumn activity known regionally as "moochin |
| REREDOS | The screen shows scarlet in rose variety (7) |
| DAMASK | The petals of this old rose variety are harvested to make perfume |
| APRICOTS | Fruits in the rose family, traditionally glaceed in France, used to make jam for Sachertorte or baked in tarts with frangipane (8) |
| SLOE | Plant in the rose family also known as the blackthorn (4) |
| ELLE | This hybrid tea rose variety is a lifestyle magazine (of French origin) focusing on fashion, beauty, health and entertainment - and is also found in hellebores! (4) |
| WHITER | A hybrid tea rose variety (and a Procol Harum song): A ___ Shade of Pale (6) |
