| ROSEMARY | Shrub and culinary herb (8) |
| THYME | Low-growing plant and culinary herb |
| KNOT | Garden of very formal design in a square frame, featuring aromatic plants and culinary herbs, and edged with box (4) |
| COOKBOOK | Any one of the world's gastronomic canon of kitchen references featuring a medley, mixture, olio or smorgasbord of recipes and culinary tips (8) |
| GARDENIA | Shrub, and where it grows in Aberdeen primarily (8) |
| HEDGEROW | With leaves that fall in the winter providing dormice, toads,"urchins" and other wildlife a warm place to hibernate, a line of wild shrubs and occasional small trees bordering a field, lane or road (8 |
| PARKLIKE | Having grass, shrubs and benches |
| ESPALIER | Wooden lattice on which shrubs and trees are trained to grow flat |
| TARRAGON | A culinary herb (8) |
| MARJORAM | Culinary herb (8) |
| AGRIMONY | Yellow-flowering (non-culinary) herb, wildly roaming at end of shrubbery (8) |
| ESTRAGON | Culinary herb |
| SAGE | Evergreen shrub and herb related to hyssop, lavender, mint, rosemary and thyme, Salvia officinalis (4) |
| VIENNA | Capital of the country with the national dish Wiener schnitzel and culinary speciality Sachertorte ( |
| POH | Master Chef Australia runner-up and culinary show host, ___ Ling Yeow (3) |
| TOPIARY | Shrub and bush trimming for artistic effect (7) |
| DAPHNE | Evergreen shrub, and a girl's name (6) |
| RIVET | Cut top off shrub and bolt! |
| JASMINE | Shrub, and the princess in Disney's Aladdin (7) |
| HOLLYWOOD | Celluloid dream factory makes Christmas shrub and timber (9) |
