| KINGCUP | Marsh marigold (4,3) |
| COWSLIP | Marsh marigold |
| AQUATIC | Word denoting a water plant such as duckweed, frogbit, lesser spearwort, marsh marigold, rush, willow moss or yellow flag (7) |
| CALTHA | The marsh marigold genus (6) |
| KING | Also called marsh marigold (7) |
| CUP | Also called marsh marigold (7) |
| COOPER | Prolific designer of ceramic patterns during her 60-year career, including Almond Blossom, Applique, Bakewell, Brocade, Clocks, Daffodil and Marsh Marigold (6) |
| MAYFLOWER | In Britain, another name for hawthorn, cowslip or marsh marigold |
| BUTTERCUPS | Related to delphiniums, marsh marigolds, lesser celandines and wood anemones, wild flowers of meadows, woodlands and arable farmland(10) |
| YELLOW | Colour of winter aconites, lesser celandines, meadow buttercups, marsh marigolds, tansy or coltsfoot flowers (6) |
| BUTTERCUP | Yellow wild flower Ranunculus in the family that includes delphiniums, marsh marigolds, lesser celandines aconites and wood anemones (9) |
| MARGIN | Pond's shallow edge where maybe marsh marigolds might be planted (6) |
| TAGETES | Annual plant commonly called African Marigold (7) |
| AFRICAN | The ___ marigold (7) |
| UNICORN | Fantasy creature such as Marigold Heavenly Nostrils |
| ANNUALS | Peas and marigold, for example (7) |
| UDAIPUR | Marble "City of Lakes" in Rajasthan, used as one of the filming locations of The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (7) |
| OCTOBER | Month of the year that Ted Hughes described as 'marigold' (7) |
| BOULAYE | Surname of Patti, the singer who took part in The Real Marigold Hotel in 2016 (7) |
| LEEMING | Surname of Jan, the former newsreader who took part in I'm A Celeb in 2006 and The Real Marigold Hotel in 2016 (7) |
