| VERDOY | From French for "become green", an old heraldic term meaning "charged with green leaves", as a bordure (6) |
| GODDESS | A female deity, such as Aphrodite or Venus; any greatly admired or adored woman; or, with "green", an old British Army fire engine (7) |
| SABLE | Heraldic term meaning 'black' |
| ION | Cable channel whose name is also a word meaning "charged particle" |
| RIPEN | Become red, or become green? (5) |
| EVERTON | Merseyside Blues become green in time (7) |
| YELLOW | Faint-hearted Tory with this becomes Green (6) |
| ENGENDER | Produce what becomes green in the end (8) |
| REDS | Signals that become greens |
| BETELNUT | Seed of a palm chewed (with its leaves) as a narcotic (5,3) |
| PINION | A flight-feather; or, a small cog with teeth or "leaves", as if from a cone (6) |
| QUEUE | Heraldic term for the tail of a beast originally, later a pigtail or long braid/plait of hair; hence a chain, file or tailback of people or other things (5) |
| ACHIEVEMENT | Heraldic term for what is often called a “coat of arms”, including elements like a crest, supporters and motto |
| COUCHANT | Heraldic term describing an animal lying on its legs with head raised (8) |
| RAKESOFF | Clears of leaves, as a driveway |
| EXITS | Leaves, as a highway |
| DEPARTS | Ted's taken the rap and leaves as a result (7) |
| EXEUNTOMNES | "Everyone leaves" as a stage instruction |
| LILYPAD | Floating leaf or leaves as a water feature (4,3) |
| PILE | Leaves as a group? |
