| ENDOCARP | The inner, usually woody, layer of the pericarp of a fruit, such as the stone of a peach or cherry (8) |
| MESOCARP | The middle layer of the pericarp of a fruit (8) |
| NUTLET | The stone of a drupe (6) |
| JADE | Green gem known as the "Stone of Heaven" in Chinese mythology |
| ROLLING | Rich as the stones are? (7) |
| EXOCARP | Outermost layer of the pericarp of fruits, eg. the skin of a peach or grape (7) |
| EPICARP | Botanical term for the outermost layer of a fruit, such as the skin of a peach or grape (7) |
| DRUPE | Botanical description of a fruit such as a cherry or a peach (5) |
| BLOOM | A bluebell, daisy, pansy, pink, sweet pea or other inflorescence; the state of flowering; a rosy glow; a time of greatest beauty, freshness, prosperity or vigour; or, powderiness on chocolate or a fru |
| POME | From the Latin meaning "apple", a fruit such as the aforesaid or any one of its relatives including pear, quince and medlar; or, priest's handwarming silver ball of hot water (4) |
| WINDFALL | A fruit such as an apple or pear blown down from a tree by a breeze or zephyr, thus a word for an unexpected fruitful acquisition or trouvaille (8) |
| BLET | Word, from French for "overripe pear", for a state of softness or decay in a fruit such as a medlar or quince (4) |
| SEGMENT | A section of a fruit such as an orange or grapefruit (7) |
| PIPS | The seeds of a fruit such as an apple or pear (4) |
| BLOSSOM | Flower, especially of a stone-fruit tree such as peach or cherry (7) |
| SPINEL | A mineral or gem such as the Black Prince's ruby or the stone of one who is August born, named for its crystals in octahedral form, like a "thorn" (6) |
| PEBBLE | A smooth round cobble-like stone of a beach, river or grotto floor; or, a thick lens of rock crystal (6) |
| SCONE | The Stone of ---, block of sandstone associated with the crowning of Scottish kings and latterly monarchs of the United Kingdom (5) |
| CITRUS | General name for a fruit such as a Seville orange, bergamot or Sorrento lemon, used for marmalade, Earl Grey, neroli or limoncello, for example (6) |
| PEPO | From Latin for "pumpkin", a fruit such as a gourd, melon or squash (4) |
