| TABBY | Grey or brownish cat with darker stripes, as in Ophiopogon planiscapus 'Little ___'! (5) |
| NELLY | Clematis '___ Moser' has palepink petals with darker stripes (5) |
| BUNNY | Bugs name - as in the cultivar of Chinese fountain grass - Pennisetum alopecuroides 'Little ___'! (5) |
| ASIA | Continent of origin for meconopsis, ophiopogon and most rhododendron species (4) |
| INTERPOSE | Put in for one stripe as ordered |
| TUBBY | Grey or brownish cat that's mottled or streaked with dark stripes (5) |
| ABYSSINIAN | Cat of African origin that is greyish or brownish marked with darker colour (10) |
| NORWAYRAT | Rodent with a brown or brownish-grey fur that is coarse in texture (6,3) |
| SIAMESE | Cat with slanting blue eyes and pale fur with darker points (7) |
| MOULIN | Magenta-pink dianthus with darker edges - big attraction in Paris (6,5) |
| TANNIN | Yellowish or brownish solid compound found in many plants that is used in the leather industry (6) |
| BRINDLED | Grey or tawny with darker streaks |
| NOCTULE | Largest British species of bat, golden-brown with darker wings, ears and face (7) |
| IGUANA | Genus of herbivorous, usually green or brownish tropical American lizards (6) |
| MANILA | Small Cuban cigar or brownish paper made from abaca plant fibre |
| MARYBAKEREDDY | Religious woman by me with darker day developing |
| DEERSTALKERHAT | Supply athletes with darker headgear (11,3) |
| RENOIR | Picture-maker concerned with darker films? (6) |
| BRINDLE | Which colour is tawny, with darker streaks (7) |
| PICOTEE | Illustration accompanying books, extremely elaborate, with darker edges |
