| VEGETABLE | In chaos gave bet to the French usually found between animal and mineral (9) |
| ASSAILANT | Trouble between animal and insect, one will attack (9) |
| ASARULE | Like having a game against the French usually (2,1,4) |
| LEVELBEST | Even have wild bets to the greatest possible degree (5,4) |
| MAJORGENERAL | "The Pirates of Penzance" character with "information vegetable, animal, and mineral" |
| LIEU | Word usually found between "in" and "of" |
| ECOLOGY | Study of the relationship between animals, plants or peoples and their environment (7) |
| CALLSOMEONEDOWN | See an opponent's bets to the river* |
| SWAGS | Window treatments usually found between jabots |
| RECIPROCAL | Mutually beneficient, as in co-operation between animals (10) |
| TIDETABLE | Lied at bet to fix information on when to sail (4-5) |
| BEFITTING | Appropriate sort of gift, I bet, to enthrall son ultimately (9) |
| NUTRIENTS | Vitamins and minerals in foods essential to life and health (9) |
| ROASTBEEF | With nothing in store, safer bet to cook this? |
| ONTHENOSE | As a bet, to win only |
| ALABASTER | First-class science hub with colourful plant and mineral (9) |
| RAREEARTH | Chinese exports of metals and minerals under US national security investigation, likely to face more tariffs. (9) |
| BEANITEM | Entangle me in a bet to live as a couple (2,2,4) |
| HOREHOUND | Whitish plant and mineral found between rugby posts - ground not grey (9) |
| EVIAN | Town in the French Alps noted for its baths and mineral water (5) |
