| PINNATA | Latin name indicating a type of divided leaf, as in Rodgersia ___ (7) |
| BRACT | Structure resembling a leaf as in the scarlet part of poinsettia foliage (5) |
| PARASOL | A named rodgersia with tall flower spikes - a source of shade from the sun (7) |
| VARIEGATA | Latin name indicating multi-coloured foliage (9) |
| PALMATE | Hand-shaped, eg like rodgersia leaves (7) |
| HIBERNICA | Species name indicating a plant of Irish origin (9) |
| MARITIMA | Species name indicating a plant of seaside origin (8) |
| ONTARIO | The most-populous of the 10 provinces of a country with a maple leaf as its main national symbol (7) |
| ANALOGY | "Tree is to leaf as flower is to petal," e.g. |
| FROND | Large divided leaf of a flowerless plant such as a fern, attached to the main stem by a stipe (5) |
| PHYLLODE | Flattened leafstalk (petiole) that resembles and functions as a leaf, as on trees and shrubs of the Acacia genus (8) |
| KOREAN | Citizen of divided country in East engaged in religious work |
| PINNA | Division of a usually pinnately divided leaf. |
| FOODBRANDS | McCain, Habitant and Clover Leaf, as examples in Canada: 2 wds. |
| BISECTIONS | A pair of divided portions from noisiest CB individuals |
| RAREEARTH | Unusual soil element in each half of divided land? (4,5) |
| RIFFLE | Leaf, as through a catalog |
| CANADA | With a maple leaf as its official national symbol, the world's second-largest country by area (6) |
| BANANASPLIT | A sweet dessert of divided musa! (6,5) |
| MINUSSIGN | Top spy suspect issuing name --indicating deduction! |