| RAUWOLFIA | Tree yielding reserpine, drug used for high blood pressure and as a tranquilliser (9) |
| RESERPINE | Drug used to treat high blood pressure, and as a tranquiliser (9) |
| WORRYBEADS | What people say about playing by ear as a tranquilliser (5,5) |
| HYPERTENSION | Another term for high blood pressure (12) |
| BETABLOCKERS | Drugs for high blood pressure (4,8) |
| METABOLIC | - syndrome; medical condition that combines diabetes, high blood pressure and obesity (9) |
| LABETALOL | Beta blocker used to treat high blood pressure and in long term management of angina that came into medical use in 1977 |
| EPHEDRINE | Drug used for asthma and hay fever |
| MICROWAVE | Oven used for high-speed cooking (9) |
| TEREBINTH | A small southern European tree yielding resin formerly used as a source of turpentine |
| BETABLOCKER | Drug used to treat high blood pressure and angina (4-7) |
| SUNDOWNER | Star gets a tranquilliser and an evening drink |
| SODIUM | Dietary salt that can cause high blood pressure and heart disease when consumed excessively |
| EAGLEWOOD | Asian tree yielding a fragrant resin (9) |
| SAPODILLA | Large tropical American evergreen tree yielding chicle (9) |
| PREECLAMPSIA | A toxic condition of pregnancy characterised by high blood pressure (3-9) |
| EGYPTIAN | - cotton; common name of a fibre used for high thread count bedding, pyjamas or towels (8) |
| MASTIC | Related to the cashew, mango, pistachio and sumac, a tree yielding "tears" of aromatic resin used for varnish and chewing gum; or, a waterproof putty-like filler/sealant (6) |
| GARLIC | It's good for your high blood pressure |
| ANTIHYPERTENSIVE | Drug reducing high blood pressure |
