| SAVORY | Plant of the mint family, used as a culinary herb (6) |
| THYME | Plant of the mint family used as a herb (5) |
| ROSEMARY | An evergreen aromatic shrub of the mint family used as a symbol of remembrance (8) |
| PUFFIN | Species of seabird in the auk family used as the symbol of the children's imprint of Penguin Books (6) |
| GINGER | Rhizome of a plant related to cardamom, galangal and turmeric, used fresh as a culinary spice in curry pastes and Thai-style fish cakes (6) |
| CHIVES | Smallest member of the onion family; a culinary herb served snipped with scissors in creamy sauces, |
| SAGE | Garden plant, Salvia officinalis, used as a culinary herb (4) |
| SALVIA | Plant of the mint family also known as common sage (6) |
| GRATER | As a culinary device, it causes some friction (6) |
| AGARIC | A culinary herb, left out, is 1 (6) |
| COLEUS | What tropical plant of the mint family with brightly coloured leaves is a popular houseplant? (6) |
| HYSSOP | Aromatic plant of the mint family (6) |
| BETONY | Flowering plant of the mint family (6) |
| PERILLA | Plant of the mint family used in Asian cooking as well as traditional Chinese medicine (7) |
| OREGANO | What is a plant of the mint family, used in cooking (7) |
| TAMARIND | A pulp from the pod of a tree of the pea family, used as a flavouring in Asian cuisine (8) |
| HENNAS | Plant of the mint family (6) |
| CATNIP | Plant of the mint family which is irresistible to certain pets |
| BASIL | Name a bushy aromatic annual plant, cultivated as a culinary herb (5) |
| FENNEL | A culinary herb |
