| THYME | Half methylated, maybe, but it's fragrant (5) |
| OASIS | Deserted maybe, but it's a nice place (5) |
| SUGAR | Lumpy, maybe, but it's sweet (5) |
| PLAID | Welsh party maybe, but it's of Scottish pattern (5) |
| ETHYL | Some methylated spirit? (5) |
| LILAC | Shrub noted for its fragrant blossom with a pale pinkish violet colour (5) |
| METHS | Methylated spirits (colloq.) |
| SWEETPEA | Twining plant cultivated for its fragrant butterflyshaped pastel flowers (5,3) |
| RAG | A joke, maybe, but it's old material |
| VANILLA | All vain, maybe, but it's tasteful (7) |
| RUT | Groovy maybe, but it's a dead end (3) |
| NET | Provides some safety, maybe, but it's full of holes (3) |
| WEB | World wide, maybe, but it's a trap |
| SAFETYNET | Insurance, maybe - but it's full of holes! (6,3) |
| LAVENDER | Mauve flower, cultivated for its fragrant oil (8) |
| REDOLENCE | End Creole cooking with its fragrant odour (9) |
| FREESIA | Southern African native cultivated for its fragrant, tubular flowers (7) |
| INCENSE | Which aromatic substance is burnt for its fragrant odour (7) |
| ABELIA | Shrub widely grown for its fragrant flowers (6) |
| JASMINE | Name a shrub, often cultivated for its fragrant flowers (7) |