| VIXEN | Tangled vine containing unknown ingredient leads to Earth mother (5) |
| UNIVERSE | All that is sure, perhaps, about a tangled vine (8) |
| UNENVIOUS | You uttered sense about tangled vine, not green? |
| EXTRA | Added unknown ingredient to rate setting (5) |
| POLYP | Sound from body of water to the west containing unknown tentacled beast (5) |
| VEINS | Those in the leaves of tangled vines? (5) |
| SYRUP | Drink containing unknown cider finally, sweet liquid (5) |
| OZONE | Old unit containing unknown toxic gas (5) |
| EPOXY | Chemical Poe mixed with unknown ingredients (5) |
| EXLIB | Book review discarding book containing unknown bookplate |
| RANGI | In Maori mythology, the creators of all things are Papa, the earth mother, and this sky father figur |
| MOCKEXAMS | Tests cakes mom baked with unknown ingredient (4,5) |
| GAMMEXANE | Insecticide prepared to cover base with unknown ingredient |
| EXCLAMATIONMARK | After a romantic meal prepared with unknown ingredient, kissing to start with this! |
| STRIVEN | Tried hard to get upright among the tangled vines (7) |
| THEOREM | Proposition earth mother prepared to embrace (7) |
| GAIA | Earth mother to the Greeks (Var.) |
| INEXCESS | Stormy scenes containing unknown Boatman, first to go overboard (2,6) |
| EVILEYE | I have returned to shelter containing unknown harmful power |
| ABYSMAL | Balsam treated with unknown ingredient is bad (7) |
