| AGARICS | Various fungi of the genus fomes, and other genera, having umbrellalike caps with numerous gills beneath (7) |
| YEAST | Any of various single-celled fungi of the genus Saccharomyces and related genera, capable of converting sugar into alcohol and carbon dioxide (5) |
| MOULD | A discoloration or coating caused by various fungi (5) |
| ERGOT | Disease of cereals and other grasses caused by ascomycete fungi of the genus Claviceps |
| RUSTS | Plant diseases caused by pathogenic fungi of the order Pucciniales (5) |
| COOKERYBOOK | With numerous examples including Apicius, The English Huswife, The Forme of Cury, Good Things in England and Larousse Gastronomique, any compendium of recipes and handy culinary tips (7,4) |
| PEPO | Any of the fleshy fruit of the melon, squash or cucumber type with numerous seeds and surrounded by a hard skin |
| MCBRIDE | Willie John, Irish former lock who won seventeen caps with the British Lions (7) |
| TAMOSHANTERS | Scottish brimless wool caps with a bobble in the centre (3-1-8) |
| ENG | An "oeuf" with numerous ways of preparation represented in the pleats of a chef's toque; artist who painted The Travelling Companions an ovolo; or, a jewelled Faberge creation (3) |
| TETRA | Any of various brightly coloured tropical freshwater fishes of the genus Hemigrammus and related genera |
| BIRETTAS | Caps with three or four peaks traditionally worn by Catholic clergy (8) |
| PROBYN | Jeff, prop born in 1956 who won 37 caps with England (6) |
| GOBI | 45 Degrees in summer and -40 degrees in winter, Asia's largest desert and place that first proved dinosaurs laid eggs and where fossils of 80 Of the around 400 dinosaur genera have been found (4) |
| COATI | Omnivorous mammal of the genera Nasua and Nasuella, of Central and South America |
| INDIARUBBER | Elastic material obtained from the latex sap of trees (especially those of the ficus and hevea genera)! (5,6) |
| RATTLESNAKE | Any of the more than 30 species of venomous American pit viper comprising the genera Crotalus and Sistrurus (11) |
| THISTLE | Composite plant with a prickly stem and leaves and rounded flower heads; various genera, including Carduus, Cirsium and Onopordum (7) |
| PAPERCLIP | Invention with numerous designs, the most popular of which was never patented |
| GARDENPARTIES | Upset, tease and study groups of politicians with numerous outdoor events (6,7) |
