| POTATO | Root vegetable in Solanum genus, but if in Ipomoea genus it's sweet (6) |
| MORNINGGLORY | Plant of Ipomoea genus |
| MAPLE | Tree in Acer genus: its leaf is emblematic of Canada (5) |
| NIGHT | Poisonous plants of the solanum genus are shades at this time of day (5) |
| TURNIP | Root vegetable, in Spain used mainly in soups (6) |
| PEPINO | South American plant (Solanum muricatum) cultivated for its purple-striped yellow fruit; Spanish, 'cucumber' (6) |
| TOMATO | Berry of a plant whose genus Solanum, meaning "nightshade", includes aubergines and potatoes (6) |
| BOGOTA | Leveret pulled out weird looking root vegetable in South American city |
| ANGELS | On its own this is just fodder, but if you take the head off it it's heavenly (6) |
| RADISH | Red root vegetable in a salad |
| TURNUP | Unearth root vegetable in a manner of speaking |
| TROMPE | Time to play with England - but if it's l'oeil, it's an illusion! (6) |
| TREMOR | When the land shakes, that's an earthquake (but if it's just a rumble, it's just a ___) |
| FIGURE | A brainteaser might be a little tricky, but if you keep trying, you'll probably be able to ___ it out |
| UNLESS | "But if..." |
| SWEETPOTATO | Twining plant, Ipomoea batatas, cultivated for its edible fleshy yellow root (5,6) |
| SWEET | The plant Ipomoea batatas of tropical America, cultivated for its edible yellow root (5,6) |
| GENERA | More than one genus, but not enough for a brass hat (6) |
| COLORADOBEETLE | Pest officer and troops cook root vegetable in beer (8,6) |
| GODETIA | Annual plant that used to be its own genus, but now is the name commonly used for clarkia! (7) |
