| POME | Fleshy fruit of the apple and related plants (4) |
| PEPO | Any of the fleshy fruit of the melon, squash or cucumber type with numerous seeds and surrounded by a hard skin |
| QUINCE | Acid fruit related to the apple and pear and used primarily in cooking (6) |
| FRUITS | The product of the apples and pears, say (6) |
| EASTLONDON | In South Africa, do its inhabitants when climbing talk of the apples and pears? (4,6) |
| GRANADILLA | Edible, oblong fleshy fruit of the passionflower (10) |
| APPEND | Add half the apples and finish (6) |
| CONE | The reproductive body of conifers and related plants (4) |
| CLUB | ___ root, fungal disease of brassicas and related plants (4) |
| ALOE | Fleshy fruit of lily family used as laxative |
| SIRI | Looking back, the genus subject of this week's Miscellany is actually a voiceactivated virtual assistant that's part of the Apple operating system! (4) |
| JOBS | Steve, US entrepreneur and inventor of the Apple II computer in 1977 (4) |
| IDUN | Norse goddess of spring, keeper of the apples of immortality (4) |
| UMBEL | Inflorescence of carrot and related plants including dill, fennel and parsley (5) |
| ERIS | Tosser of the Apple of Discord |
| BITE | Feature on the right side of the Apple logo |
| PEAR | Relative of the apple (4) |
| ADAM | _ Scott, star of the Apple TV+ sci-fi series Severance (4) |
| HERA | Recipient of the Apples of the Hesperides |
| ATROPINE | Poisonous alkaloid occurring in deadly nightshade and related plants, used medicinally to dilate the pupils, stimulate the heart etc. (8) |
