| SAGE | Herb that may be preceded by pineapple, purple and variegated - without onion! (4) |
| BYTE | Unit that may be preceded by kilo-, mega- or giga- |
| ARISTOTLE | Philosopher cooked risotto without onions originally in drink (9) |
| MIGRAINE | It may be preceded by an aura |
| THYME | A herb that may be used in healthy meal (5) |
| TARRAGON | Herb that may be found in most of NE Spanish region (8) |
| DUET | A cultivar of both (decorative) dahlia and variegated phormium - according to two singers! (4) |
| ARISTOCRAT | This cultivar of both a dianthus and variegated hosta is also a member of the upper class! (10) |
| HARLEQUIN | The slapstick-smacking lazzi-playing "zanni", known for his signature mask and variegated diamond-patterned costume (9) |
| STAR | What word can be preceded by falling, film and evening? (4) |
| SONG | What word can be preceded by cradle, swan and torch? (4) |
| BELL | What word can be preceded by diving, dumb and sleigh? (4) |
| HOUR | What word can be preceded by rush, happy and zero? (4) |
| SHOE | It can be preceded by ballet, horse or snow (4) |
| ANON | Without any name acknowledged, as in an onion! (4) |
| DILL | Herb that is often used to season poached salmon (4) |
| MINT | Herb that makes money (4) |
| FORB | Botanical word, from "feed, graze, pasture", for any broad-leaf herb that is neither grass nor rush or sedge (4) |
| MOLY | Herb that protected Odysseus from Circe's magic |
| RAGNAROK | In Scandinavian mythology, the end of the world of gods and men will be preceded by cruel winters and moral chaos. Giants and demons approaching from all points of the compass will attack the gods, wh |