| AQUILEGIA | The columbine genus (9) |
| HARLEQUIN | Comic servant and lover of Columbine in the commedia dell'arte (9) |
| PERENNIAL | Columbine, e.g. |
| DOVE | The common columbine (Aquilegia vulgaris) is also known as the ___ plant (4) |
| MICHAELMOORE | US documentary filmmaker behind Fahrenheit 9/11 and Bowling For Columbine (7,5) |
| FENNEL | Aromatic umbellifer such as finocchio that is one of the symbolic plants in Ophelia's floral soliloquy in Hamlet with columbine, daisy, pansy, rosemary, rue and violet (6) |
| HARLEQUINADES | Word for the parts of pantomimes in which Columbine's diamond-patterned lover takes centre stage; or, acts of buffoonery generally (13) |
| MOORE | 'Bowling for Columbine' Oscar winner Michael |
| NRA | Org. that didn't like "Bowling for Columbine" |
| DOQMENTARYFILM | "Bowling for Columbine," e.g. |
| PIERROT | Columbine's ami |
| ONCEINABLUEMOON | Hardly ever does one see one columbine on a composition (4,2,1,4,4) |
| BOWLING | Michael Moore's 2002 documentary film about guns, ------- for Columbine (7) |
| MUSIC | This series of aquilegia (columbine) varieties is vocal and/or instrumental sounds combined to produce beauty of form, harmony and emotion! (5) |
| MORRIS | Arts and Crafts Movement founder who designed textile patterns including Bluebell (or Columbine), Snakeshead, Strawberry Thief and Willow Bough (6) |
| BONNET | Granny's -; lemon sorbet, petticoat pink, heavenly blue, rose queen, sweet rainbows ... an old cottage garden flower Aquilegia, also known as columbine (6) |
| BONNETS | Children's, "grannies'" or ladies' hats to whose shape aquilegia or columbine flowers are likened (7) |
| MICHAEL | Controversial filmmaker and political commentator, Bowling For Columbine's ... Moore |
| UMBILICI | Cords can be cut from these columbines, splicing in centre |
| TARANTULA | Member of the genus Lycosa |
