| ARIL | The surrounding of a seed (not the second of the month) (4) |
| IDAHO | State from which I had returned on the second of the month (5) |
| NUTRIENT | Seed - not a bean from France - that's primary source of sustenance |
| OFFSPRING | Seed - not on season (9) |
| CACAO | Seeds not exactly doubles outsiders at the outset |
| GYMNOSPERM | Plant with seeds not enclosed in an ovary (10) |
| TOGA | From "hair of the head", word for a tuft of a seed or pineapple; a leafy crown of a palm; or, the nebulous envelope of the head of a "long-haired star" (4) |
| JOEL | The son of Pethuel in the Old Testament and the second of the twelve minor prophets |
| EDEN | The second of the 15 prime ministers who served during the 70-year reign of Queen Elizabeth II (4) |
| COAT | A fleece, pelage or pelt; or, any other outer covering, such as an application of paint/varnish, blanket of dust, husk of a seed, jacket, layer of a bulb or top of a suit of armour (4) |
| CASE | From the French for "fall", an instance or happening that "befalls"; a chest, trunk or valise; the husk of a seed or cover of a wristwatch; a legal proceeding; or, an eccentric (4) |
| WHAT | The second of the five W's |
| AXIS | Second of the cervical vertebra, below the atlas at the top of the spine (4) |
| SASH | Band's big hit (not the second) (4) |
| MIST | Damp, but not the second source of damp |
| HUSK | Group of hares; or, the shell of a seed (4) |
| COMA | Tuft of silky hairs at the end of a seed (4) |
| HULL | Outer covering of a seed, or a ship's body (4) |
| TUSK | Second of the four albums by British-American rock band Fleetwood Mac to top the UK charts, released in 1979 (4) |
| LOOT | Second of the three full-length plays by English playwright Joe Orton, premiered in 1965 (4) |
