| POLLINATION | Fertilization of plants by the transfer of grains or spores from the anther to the stigma |
| HOTBED | A forcing-ground or garden plot whose speedy raising of plants by heat is proverbial for a place where problems incubate, troubles blossom or unrosy seeds of strife are sown (6) |
| CUCKOOSPIT | Frothy sap deposited on plants by the nymphs of the spittlebug as a protective covering (6,4) |
| ASCI | Spores from a puffball |
| POASEAE | In botany, one of the bristle-like appendages of the spikelets of grains or grasses, referred to as an awn (7) |
| HUSKS | The outer coverings of grains or seeds (5) |
| POLLEN | It has its count, coming from the anthers (6) |
| NIP | A chilly or frosty quality; the pinch of biting cold; damage to the edges of tender plants by said frost; or, a small dram of spirits (3) |
| TRANSPLANT | The transfer of an organ from a dead body to a live one (10) |
| COLUMBIAN | ____ exchange, the transfer of culture, technology etc between the New World and the Old World (9) |
| SHIPMENT | The transfer of goods as cargo by sea, rail or air (8) |
| SCRUPLES | Word derived from the Latin meaning sharp stone for conscience or moral standards; units of apothecary weight equal to 20 grains; or, modicums (8) |
| WATT | Scotsman who showed the importance of the transfer of power (4) |
| CONVEYANCING | Branch of law dealing with the transfer of ownership of property |
| TRUSTDEEDS | Legal term for the transfer of legal title of property, etc (5,5) |
| STYLAR | Relating to a way of doing things, or to a flower's stalk connecting the stigma and ovary |
| PINEYED | Botanical term for having the stigma at the throat of the corolla, the stamens standing lower (3-4) |
| GLUCOSE | White crystalline monosaccharide sugar produced in plants by photosynthesis and in animals by the metabolism of carbohydrates (7) |
| BITS | From "mouthfuls", word for little morsels munched off; the champed mouthpieces of bridles; binary digits forming nibbles; or, crumbs, grains or other small fragments generally (4) |
| CONVEYANCE | The transfer of legal title to a property |
