| EXTINCTION | Permanent extermination of a species. |
| GENOCIDE | Extermination of a race (8) |
| NAMIBIA | African country in which a campaign of extermination of native people was carried out by the German Empire from 1904 to 1908 (7) |
| ESTHER | Persian queen, consort of Ahasuerus, who prevented the extermination of her people by the vizier Haman (6) |
| ETHNIC | ___ cleansing, name given to the removal or extermination of specific groups of people (6) |
| WHITECAP | A bird with a pale crown, such as the male of a species of redstart; or, a crested wave or breaker (8) |
| STIGMA | In botany, part of a carpel that receives pollen such as that of a species of crocus used as the spice saffron (6) |
| ORRIS | Root of a species of iris used in perfumery; or, a form of gold or silver lace used as an edging (5) |
| ARTICHOKE | Gourmet vegetable with a heart derived from the unopened flower of a species of thistle often grown in a walled kitchen garden (9) |
| PINECONE | Depicted in paisley patterns or as a finial, the strobilus of a species of conifer that can be used as a home-made weather station (8) |
| EOS | Greek word for dawn, given as the genus name of a species of lory with red-and-blue plumage, reminiscent of the colours of the sky at daybreak (3) |
| GNOME | One of a species of legendary creatures said to live in the depths of the earth and guard buried tre |
| SAFFRON | Hand-picked stigmas of a species of crocus, used as a spice to flavour bouillabaisse, paella and risotto (7) |
| TEA | With around 3,000 varieties including Earl Grey, English breakfast and Darjeeling, a beverage derived from the leaves of a species of camellia (3) |
| LOOFAH | Fibrous interior of a species of gourd, dried and used as a bath sponge (6) |
| MIGRATION | Seasonal journey of the population of a species from one habitat to another, such as that of the humpback whale, Atlantic salmon, woodcock, swift or painted lady butterfly (9) |
| PECAN | A seed of a species of hickory tree, from Mexico and Mississippi (5) |
| ALLHEAL | Name of a species of betony, prunella or valerian that refers to the reputed medicinal, restorative or therapeutic qualities of said herbs (7) |
| GENEPOOL | All of the genes that are available within breeding populations of a species of animal or planet (4,4) |
| ENDANGERED | Of a species that is facing a threat of extinction (10) |
