| ILEXCORNUTA | Latin name for the Chinese holly (4,7) |
| NEWYEARSDAY | February 1 2003 for the Chinese (3,5,3) |
| RHUSTYPHINA | Latin name for the stag's horn sumach (4,7) |
| BETULALENTA | Latin name for the sweet birch (6,5) |
| AVENASATIVA | Latin name for the cultivated oat (5,6) |
| SCILLAVERNA | Latin name for the spring squill (6,5) |
| ULMUSPUMILA | Latin name for the Siberian elm (5,6) |
| ULMUSGLABRA | Latin name for the wych or feathered elm (5,6) |
| ACTAEARUBRA | Latin name for the red baneberry! (6,5) |
| RENMINBI | Alternative name for the Chinese yuan; literally, ' people currency' (8) |
| AMOY | Old name for the Chinese port Xiamen |
| KIWI | Another name for the Chinese gooseberry |
| ACANTHACEAE | Latin name for the plant family of 240 or so genera, including bear's breeches (11) |
| PATERNOSTER | Latin name for the Lord's Prayer, from its opening words ('Our Father') (11) |
| PEKING | Former name used for the Chinese capital (6) |
| CANTONESE | Cannot, however see revolution for the Chinese (9) |
| TAEL | It's late for the Chinese to weigh it with (4) |
| PIG | Golden animal for the Chinese |
| ERIDANUS | The River constellation; or, the Latin name for the Po (8) |
| PYONGYANG | As capital, bad smell about yen, a principle for the Chinese (9) |
