| ARTEMISIA | Genus of mugwort and wormwood - ie a trim alternative (9) |
| HERBAL | Book describing plants such as bedstraw, burdock, mugwort and pennyroyal such as the one penned by apothecary Nicholas Culpeper (6) |
| ECHINACEA | Genus of plant aka 'coneflower' used in herbal medicines - ie a chance variety (9) |
| PHOENICIA | Chopin ie a stranger from ancient land (9) |
| ARTEMESIA | Mugwort's 'rocking times' presented in song (9) |
| MATRIARCH | A trim, stylish, playful and womanly leader (9) |
| TOPIARIST | One cutting a trim figure? (9) |
| TRAUMATIC | Adult had a trim cut arranged. It's quite shocking (9) |
| MARSUPIAL | Primulas get a trim for the kangaroo e.g. (9) |
| ADMIRALTY | A trim lady at sea for naval body (9) |
| IMPARTIAL | A trim Pal I possibly found to be unbiased (9) |
| INALATHER | Soaped up for a trim? |
| BYRD | Richard E. ---, US naval officer, aviator and polar explorer; a recipient of the Medal of Honor and the Navy Cross (4) |
| UNIVALVE | Former name for a gastropod, ie a mollusc with a one-piece shell |
| ADIPOSE | Fatty fin between dorsal and tail fins (anag. of 'ie. a spod')) (7) |
| ERNEST | First name of a polar explorer, a NZ physicist and an American author (6) |
| RUSSIANROULETTE | Game and stunt, ie a loser gets shot (7,8) |
| EXGRATIA | Cut by king, ie a tax reformed as a favour |
| WALTERRALEIGH | English writer, soldier, courtier and explorer, a favourite of Queen Elizabeth I (6,7) |
| LIVINGSTONE | Scottish missionary and explorer, a hero of Victorian Britain (11) |
