| EARTHSTAR | Fungus related to puffballs (5-4) |
| BURSTOPEN | Explode like a puffball |
| FAYWELDON | Feminist author whose novels include Praxis and Puffball |
| FUNGI | Fine university has gathered first puffballs, say (5) |
| SKIRTING | Word for the fabric used to make dirndls, kilts, maxis, minis, petticoats, puffballs, tutus and other waistcloths; or, the wooden baseboard of an interior wall (8) |
| MYCOLOGY | Study of puffballs, truffles and other fungi (8) |
| SKIRTS | Garments such as dirndls, kilts, ra-ras, minis or puffballs; or, parts of saddles or hovercrafts (6) |
| SPORE | Part of a puffball's puff |
| SPORES | Makeup of a puffball's puff |
| SHIRT | Chemise; Mini or puffball, eg (5) |
| MUSHROOM | A giant puffball is an example of this type of fungus found in the UK (8) |
| MOREL | Puffball relative |
| ASCI | Puffball spores |
| GLEBA | Puffball innards, technically |
| ROEG | 'Puffball' director Nicolas |
| FUNGUS | A mushroom, puffball etc (6) |
| SOFFIONI | Italian word, from "blows, breaths, puffs", for volcanic fumaroles, aka steam holes; light and fluffy ricotta cupcake puffs; or, the "puffballs" of the plant recalled in 10 Across, upon which one blow |
| FAIRYRING | Circular phenomenon due to fungus, associated with imaginary beings (5,4) |
| LIONSMANE | Species of tooth fungus used in Chinese medicine (5,4) |
| APPLESCAB | Disease of fruit of trees caused by the fungus (5,4) |
