| LETHE | Flower, deep in the ground, no forget-me-not! (5) |
| ROOTS | It's just thirsty: A tree's ___ grow deep in the ground to make sure that it has enough water |
| EXPLAIN | Define area of ground no longer flat and treeless? |
| SURROUNDS | Fences in small old city grounds no good (9) |
| PETAL | This part of a flower's corolla could be the yellow of a primrose of the blue of forget-me-not |
| NUDGE | That forget-me-not touch? (5) |
| ABYSS | Deep in the deep (5) |
| WELLS | They're deep in the city (5) |
| TEXAS | The stars at night are big and bright deep in the heart of this US state |
| STARS | Second word of "Deep in the Heart of Texas" |
| DOUGLAS | Capital of the Isle of Man and seat of the Tynwald; or, a poet of the Second World War who wrote Vergissmeinnicht (forget-me-not) and the memoir Alamein to Zem Zem (7) |
| REMINDS | "The sage in bloom; Is like perfume; Deep in the heart of Texas; ... me of; The one I love; Deep in the heart of Texas" |
| PALMA | Venetian painter born Jacopo Negretti, whose many portraits of ladies includes one of a blonde woman holding a posy of buttercups, forget-me-nots and primroses (5) |
| MOUSEEAR | Forget-me-not for use in amore perhaps (5-3) |
| SCORPIONGRASS | Another name for the plant forget-me-not (8,5) |
| MEMORABILIA | Flower related to the forget-me-not? |
| LEWIS | ___ Capaldi, Forget Me singer |
| COLERIDGE | Author of Kubla Khan and Biographia Literaria whose poem The Keepsake recalls the flowers forget-me-not, foxglove, rose and woodbine (honeysuckle) (9) |
| HELIOTROPE | From the Greek meaning "sun-turning", the cherry- pie plant related to borage, comfrey and forget-me-not; its characteristic lilac-violet colour; or, its scent (10) |
| BLUE | Colour most usually associated with the forget-me-not (4) |
