| PRIMULAS | Primrose and oxlip, for example (8) |
| PRIMULA | Cowslip or oxlip, for example (7) |
| COWSLIP | Related to primrose and oxlip, spring meadow flower "paigle" or "key of heaven" that is a food plant of Duke of Burgundy caterpillars (7) |
| PRIMROSE | Related to auricula, cowslip, cyclamen and oxlip, Benjamin Disraeli's favourite flower (8) |
| WOODLAND | Sylvan habitat whose ancient examples are indicated by species including bluebell, hart's tongue fern, lichen, primrose and wild garlic (8) |
| BEARSEAR | Another name for auricula, a flower in the family that includes primrose, cowslip, oxlip and cyclamen (5,3) |
| PAIGLE | Another name for the cowslip and oxlip |
| BATES | Squadron-leader-turned-novelist who follows the rural adventures of Ma and Pop Larkin and their progeny, including Mariette, Petunia, Primrose and Zinnia, in his comedy of country manners The Darling |
| CYCLAMEN | Flower of the primrose family, anagram of MAN CYCLE (8) |
| ROSEBERY | Archibald Primrose, 5th Earl of -, prime minister from 1894-95 |
| FLORAL | Of orchids and oxlips |
| SENSUOUS | Primrose |
| BIRDSEYE | A fermata; a kind of primrose, speedwell, tobacco or other plant with flowers of two contrasting colours; a small yet fiery red chilli pepper; a pattern of spotted diamonds; or, a term denoting a view |
| PATHS | Primrose and bridle, for two |
| POLYANTHUS | Primrose and primula hybrid (10) |
| SUFFOLK | With the floral emblem of the oxlip, county in which amateur archaeologist Basil Brown unearthed and excavated an Anglo- Saxon ship burial at Sutton Hoo (7) |
| EXPLOSION | Sudden increase in time in which oxlips flourish (9) |
| IMPRESARIO | A primrose I cultivated for entertainment manager (10) |
| OXLIP | 'False ___': hybrid of cowslip and primrose (5) |
| CRADOCK | Nee Phyllis Nan Sortain Primrose Pechey, a flamboyant television chef who donned a ball-gown rather than an apron, popularised prawn cocktail and penned a number of novels, including her Castle Rising |
