| TOTARA | Native tree whose red. straight-grained timber is extremely durable and widely used (6) |
| YEW | Tree found in graveyards; its fine-grained timber is used to make bows for archers |
| GARLIC | Strong-smelling plant used to flavour many dishes, a major crop in Spain and widely used in Mallorca where it is cultivated and grows wild (6) |
| KIKUYU | Creeping grass native to east Africa and widely used for lawns (6) |
| RENNIN | Milk- curdling enzyme occurring in the gastric juice of young ruminant mammals and widely used in the production of cheese; also called chymosin (6) |
| OYSTER | Marine vivalve mollusk attached to objects at the bottom of the sea and widely used as food |
| TULIPS | Liliaceous flowers whose red-and-white striped varieties include Grand Perfection, Happy Generation and Peppermintstick (6) |
| ALDERS | Hardwood trees whose reddish timber is often used in underwater construction (6) |
| QUINOA | Plant in the amaranth family, native to the Andes and widely cultivated (6) |
| CEDARS | Trees giving durable and fragrant wood (6) |
| LOVING | Most of vine supported by piece of timber is tender (6) |
| CHERRY | Wild -; with heavy boughs of white blossom in the spring and edible fruits in the summer, a native tree of woodlands and old hedgerows, also called gean (6) |
| REDGUM | The group that recorded the Vietnam War song, 'I was only Nineteen'; native tree (6) |
| SISSOO | Timber is so-so for rebuild |
| KOWHAI | Native tree with yellow flowers (6) |
| KOALAS | Australian native tree-living animals (6) |
| ROWANS | Solution found following heated debate - it's native trees |
| TEAK | Tree with hard, close grained timber used for sleepers and in ship-building |
| LEAD | Very malleable, ductile, and dense metal that is a poor conductor of electricity. Known in antiquity and believed by the alchemists to be the oldest of metals. Highly durable and resistant to corrosio |
| BEECH | A large tree with smooth, grey bark, glossy leaves and pale, fine-grained timber (5) |
