| SPEARMINT | Narrow-leaved herb used for its refreshing flavour |
| TEA | Plant grown for its refreshing qualities might precede rose (3) |
| TANG | Refreshing flavor |
| COMFREY | Unusual cyme for hairy-leaved herb used as fertiliser (7) |
| ENDIVE | Curly-leaved herb used in salads (6) |
| FESCUE | Narrow-leaved grass species used as fodder (6) |
| STOAT | Animal used for its fur |
| POINTER | Game dog, used for its ability to scent (7) |
| LEMON | Yellow-colored citrus fruit widely-used for its juice |
| SEDATIVE | Drug such as Diazepam or Clozapine, used for its calming effect |
| ARSENIC | Toxic element whose name is often used for its trioxide |
| GINGER | The rootstock of this plant is used for its flavouring (6) |
| CEDAR | Tree used for its fragrance or durable wood (5) |
| GRASS | Narrow-leaved green herbage: grown as lawns (5) |
| SEAGRASS | Narrow-leaved coastal plant (8) |
| PARSLEY | Flat-leaved or curly, a herb used for fish pie, roux-based sauces, salsa verde, tabbouleh, chimichurri or garnishes (7) |
| THYME | Herb used for rockeries and potagers, or in cookery for flavouring roast potatoes (5) |
| MINT | Named after a nymph transformed into a plant by Persephone, a herb used for fresh fruit salad, sauce for lamb, peas, courgette fritatta or mango dishes (4) |
| SAGE | Herb used for smudging or to flavour a variety of Derby cheese (4) |
| LAVENDER | "Livid" yet calming fragrant herb used for centuries to scent laundry, perfumes and soaps and to promote cleanliness, hence its etymological connection to washing or "wash" (8) |
