| ERYNGO | Sea-holly, or its candied root (6) |
| HUNTER | Actress Holly or actor Tab |
| TEASEL | Plant of the genus Dipsacus with sea holly-like seed-heads upon which goldfinches feed (6) |
| ANGELICA | Its candied leaves are used in cake decoration (8) |
| YAM | Candied root vegetable |
| TEXAN | Buddy Holly or LBJ |
| EVERGREEN | Holly or ivy, for example |
| ILEX | Holly or holm oak |
| SPRIG | Branch of holly or mistletoe |
| BLUE | Butterfly that might be holly or chalkhill (4) |
| CORGI | Holly or Monty, for Queen Elizabeth II |
| AHOY | Sailor's cry to outsell sea holly (4) |
| ERYNGIUM | In my urge to reform, get sea holly (8) |
| NOSH | Grub starts to nibble ornamental sea holly (4) |
| SAYHELLO | Be friendly to someone chopping up sea holly (3,5) |
| UMBEL | Flat-topped inflorescence like the flowerhead of sea holly (5) |
| CITRON | A lemon-like fruit of a tree of the same name; said fruit's yellowy-green colour; or, its peel when candied (6) |
| COMFIT | Sharing a root with candied Italian carnival almonds, goose stewed in syrup/fat, jam, preserved fruit or other sugary treat, a delightfully old-fashioned word for a dainty or sweet (6) |
| MAROON | French word for a large edible conker or chestnut, such as one prepared in the candied or glace manner as a Christmas delicacy (6) |
| SUGARY | Word that, in a literal or figurative sense, means candied, cloying, excessively sweet, honeyed, saccharine, sickly or syrupy (6) |
