| CALABASH | Gourd of Californian atomic punch |
| SQUASH | Edible gourd of genus Cucurbita (6) |
| MARROW | White-fleshed gourd of the same species as courgette (6) |
| BRETHARTE | US poet and short-story writer best known for his stories of Californian gold miners, such as The Luck of Roaring Camp |
| SACRA | Bones discovered in west side of Californian capital |
| ORCA | School killer once before head of Californian academy |
| LIKEACATONAHOTTINROOF | Very nervous of Californian heat, took to swimming |
| ESCHSCHOLZIA | Genus of Californian poppy - Liz chose cash alternatively (12) |
| CALL | Look in on borders of Californian Bluebell (4) |
| CAGE | Confine to borders of Californian sage (4) |
| SANTACRUZ | Regular winter visitor on voyage told of Californian resort |
| SILICON | --- Valley, home of Californian tech companies (7) |
| LAYIA | Genus of Californian plants in aster family, aka 'Tidy Tips' - in display I arranged (5) |
| PAULMASSON | Pioneer of Californian wine, 1859-1940, whose label was promoted by Orson Welles and John Gielgud in the 1970s and 1980s (4,6) |
| EASTWOOD | Clint, film actor who was once mayor of Californian city Carmel-by-the-Sea (8) |
| ZUCCHINI | This is the name of a plant that produces a dark green cylindrical fruit. It's a variety of summer squash in the gourd family-which is important, because this word in Italian is a diminutive of "gourd |
| MELON | Fruit of any of various plants of the gourd family. (5) |
| LOOFAH | Fibrous interior of a species of gourd, dried and used as a bath sponge (6) |
| PEPO | Fruit of the type produced by plants of the gourd family (melons, cucumbers etc.), having a firm rind, many seeds and soft watery pulp (4) |
| INSANE | Out of one's gourd |
