| HEARTS | The centres of cabbages, globe artichokes or lettuces (6) |
| GLOBE | Type of artichoke, or thistle (5) |
| TUBER | Jerusalem artichoke or jicama, e.g. |
| CHAKRA | From the Sanskrit meaning "wheel" or "circle", each one of the centres of spiritual power in the body according to Ayurvedic tradition (6) |
| KIRSCH | Meaning "cherry", a type of morello eau de vie, enjoyed as an aperitif, as a flavouring in Black Forest gateau or in the centres of chocolate liqueurs (6) |
| ICONIC | Representative of all the centres of Official Unionist cynicism (6) |
| ENIGMA | The centres of bent sign "Xmas Puzzle" (6) |
| QUASAR | Astronomical object of very high luminosity found in the centres of some galaxies and powered by gas spiraling at high velocity into a large black hole |
| CYNARA | Genus of plants of which cardunculus is the globe artichoke (6) |
| SALADS | From the Latin name of pepper's common companion, mixtures of herbs and vegetables; greens such as lettuces grown for said dishes; or, any gallimaufries, jumbles or medleys (6) |
| WAISTS | Was about the first of the centres (6) |
| TUBERS | Underground rhizomes, stems or "swellings" of dahlias, Jerusalem artichokes, potatoes or yams (6) |
| WALRUS | Which Lewis Carroll character spoke of cabbages and kings? (6) |
| LOVAGE | Related to angelica and parsley, a herb growing in the Hampton Court Palace kitchen garden with costmary, elecampane and Henry VIII's favourite, globe artichoke (6) |
| SPRING | Season of "lencten" characterised by lengthening of the days and vernal awakening, blossoming, budding and bursting forth of nature's bounty, including artichokes, garlicky ramsons, Jersey royals, tar |
| OMELET | Edible part of some lettuces in the US (6) |
| NUCLEI | I follow uncle around the centres (6) |
| PESTLE | It crushes a bunch of limpest lettuces (6) |
| PELLET | A little ball of chapel lettuces (6) |
| HEADOF | Words before "steam" or "lettuce" |
