| REDCEDAR | North American tree such as the Eastern ... ... whose wood is used for making pencils (3,5) |
| COTTONWOOD | North American poplar such as the Eastern - whose seeds are covered with white hairs |
| BUCKEYE | North American tree such as the Ohio ---, Aesculus glabra (7) |
| PLUMBAGO | Making pencil lead may give you quiet rheumatic pain (8) |
| BREAKINGPOINT | Making pencil unusable is the last straw |
| MAHOGANY | Tropical American tree such as the Honduras -, valued for its wood (8) |
| JAMAICAN | And 8 Tree of the pea family also called cocuswood whose wood is used for making reeded wooden musical instruments (8,5) |
| PRECIOUS | ____ stone, one of value, such as a diamond or ruby, that is used for making jewellery (8) |
| VIBURNUM | Temperate or subtropical shrub or tree, such as the wayfaring tree (8) |
| QUEBRACHO | South American tree such as the Red ___ whose wood is used in tanning (9) |
| ASBESTOS | Which fibrous amphibole, now widely banned, is used for making fireproof articles (8) |
| HORNBEAM | Hardwood tree such as the Japanese ___, European ___ or American ___ (8) |
| CHESTNUT | Tree such as the sweet ..., Castanea sativa, that produces nuts in a prickly bur (8) |
| ORCHARDS | Areas full of fruit trees such as the citrus groves in the Soller valley, Mallorca (8) |
| PINENUTS | Punnet is used for making pesto (4,4) |
| MATERIAL | Thing that is used for making something |
| JAMAICANEBONY | Tree of the pea family also called cocuswood whose wood is used for making reeded wooden musical instruments |
| BALSA | Tropical American tree whose light wood is used for making rafts (5) |
| DIAMONDBACK | North American rattlesnake such as the Eastern ? or Western ? (11) |
| SCREECHOWL | Small bird of prey of the Americas such as the Eastern ___ (7,3) |
