| LYCHEE | The fruit of a tropical tree native to southeast China (6) |
| KOLA | Carbonated beverage derived from the nut-like fruit of a tropical tree native to Africa (4) |
| YLANGYLANG | Tropical tree native to Asia and North Australia with flowers that yield a fragrant oil (5-5) |
| TAIWAN | Island off southeast China formerly known as Formosa (6) |
| RAMBUTAN | Tree native to southeast Asia with bright red edible fruit |
| PALM | Banana __ (tree native to Southeast Asia) |
| MACAO | Southeast China peninsula |
| LOOFAH | Coarse sponge made from the fruit of a tropical gourd, used to cleanse and scrub the skin (6) |
| GIBBON | A small, slender tree-dwelling ape native to Southeast Asia (6) |
| GUAVAS | The fruits of a tropical American myrtaceous tree (6) |
| LOQUAT | The fruit of a tree native to China and Japan - also called Japanese medlar |
| MANGOS | Name some ovoid fruits of a tropical tree (6) |
| RUBBER | A tough elastic substance mad: from the latex of a tropical tree or synthetically (6) |
| ANATTO | A million-million-millionth of a tropical tree? (6) |
| NUTMEG | Fragrant Christmas spice derived from the ground seed of a tropical tree (6) |
| CLOVES | Dried flower buds of a tropical tree, used to stud oranges as festive pomanders or decorations (6) |
| ESTEEM | Looking back, come together close to southeast with due respect (6) |
| MISERY | Deep gloom with motorway to southeast and railway (6) |
| CHEESE | Mostly give comfort to southeast Lancashire? |
| BLOSSOM | A flower or mass of flowers preceding the fruit of a rosaceous tree, such as the almond, apple, cherry, peach or plum; or, the state or season of such efflorescence (7) |
