| NEEMTREES | In the plural, what is the common name for the Indian plants, Azadirachta indica, whose seed oil is used as an insect repellent? (4,5) |
| NEEM | Common name for the Indian tree Azadirachta indica, grown for its natural insecticidal qualities (4) |
| ETYMA | Given here in the plural, what is the primary linguistic form from which derivatives are formed? (5) |
| KINGTIDES | In the plural, what is one of the names for the large rise tide at, or soon after, the new moon? (4,5) |
| IVIES | In plural, what is any South African plant from the genus of the same name that has showy flowers an |
| NEUMES | In the plural, what are the symbols used in medieval music notation and still used in notation of Gr |
| CLEPSYDRAE | In the plural, what are the devices for measuring time by the regulated flow of water or mercury? (1 |
| NEBULAE | In astronomy and in the plural, what are dark patches in the sky consisting of interstellar gases an |
| NINGNONGS | In the plural, what British colloquial phrase for a foolish person is found in a Goons' song by Spike Milligan? (4,5) |
| HUTUS | In the plural, what group, with the Tusia and Twa, populate the African Great Lakes region? (5) |
| AGOGOS | In the plural, what are the musical instruments originating from West Africa but used in Latin American music and featuring wedge-shaped prongs resembling bells? (6) |
| NAUTILI | In the plural, what are any of the tetrabranchiate cephalopods that have a spiral chambered shell wi |
| IMAGOS | In entomology and in the plural, what are adult insects? (6) |
| ANTAE | In the plural, what are square pilasters, sometimes with a base and a capital, formed by thickening |
| LEIOMYOMATA | In the plural, what are tumours made up of non-striated muscular tissue? (11) |
| NIELLO | In the plural, what are black mixtures of silver, copper, lead and sulphur used as an inlay on etched metal? (6) |
| THOLI | In the plural, what are any circular buildings, such as domes? (5) |
| ENCOMIA | In the plural, what are formal expressions of praise? (7) |
| NOTREES | In the plural, what does Nullarbor mean (2,5) |
| RAGEE | East Indian cereal grass whose seed yield a somewhat bitter flour, a staple in the Orient. |
