| BEANSPROUTS | Shoots that are often used in Chinese cooking (4,7) |
| WEDGES | Golf clubs that are often used in sand traps |
| BANYAN | Indian tree that puts out aerial shoots that grow down into the soil (6) |
| EPICORMIC | Relating to shoots that grow below the bark on a tree trunk or branch (9) |
| DARLING | The shoots that were shaken by the Bard's sonnet - as well as featuring David Jason! (7,4,2,3) |
| BUDSOFMAY | The shoots that were shaken by the Bard's sonnet - as well as featuring David Jason! (7,4,2,3) |
| HOISINSAUCE | A dark, spicy condiment used in Chinese cooking (6,5) |
| EMERGENCIES | What shoulders are often used for |
| WOK | Bowl-shaped frying pan used in Chinese cooking. (3) |
| HOISIN | Dark red sauce used in Chinese cooking (6) |
| SOY | Kind of sauce used in Chinese cooking |
| SNOWPEA | Thin-walled legume used in Chinese cooking (4,3) |
| OIL | Sesame ___ (it's used in Chinese cooking) |
| STARANISE | Aniseed plant much used in Chinese cooking (4,5) |
| WATERCHESTNUT | Tuber used in Chinese cooking (5,8) |
| FLUORINE | Element whose compounds are often used in toothpaste (8) |
| CORN | Its kernels are often used in burritos |
| SORRELS | Which plants having succulent acid leaves are often used in salads (7) |
| LEI | *Plumerias are often used in this Hawaiian greeting |
| ITCHY | Like spots in which nails are often used |
