| HANGOVERS | Weeping boer-bean Schotia brachypetala: A decoction (boiled down syrup) of the bark can be taken to treat heartburn and those painful party memories when you wake up. (9) |
| DIBS | Sweet syrup of the East |
| SNAP | Bark can show brittleness! (4) |
| PTISAN | From the Greek for "peeled barley", a decoction of said grain; or, any infusion of flowers or herbs (6) |
| HERBALTEA | Latvian present's wrapped, a decoction (6,3) |
| MAPLE | With 26-Down, syrup source |
| ROSEHIP | A seed-filled bulb of a common prickly plant, an extract of which can be taken to reduce stiffness (4,3) |
| SUABLE | Liable, can be taken to court |
| CORK | Buoyant light-brown substance, obtained from the outer layer of the bark of , the Quercus suber ___ oak (4) |
| RIND | Old English word for the bark of a tree or peel of fruit that, from the 16th century, also came to refer to the outer layer, paring or skin of a cheese (4) |
| RINGBARK | Remove a strip of the bark round a tree's circumference, thus killing it (4,4) |
| SHRUB | Mixed drink of lemon, spices, sugar and rum that shares its name with a bushy type of plant such as the Christmas box; or, a fruit cordial or syrup of raspberry or other fruit with added vinegar, for |
| TAME | Take the bite out of the bark, in a way |
| WOOF | Imitation of the bark of a dog (4) |
| YELLOW | Lemon wood Xymalos monospora: The colour of the bark gives this tree its name. They call it mellow ___ (6) |
| BOWWOWS | Imitations of the barks of dogs (7) |
| SAP | Maple tree fluid that's boiled down to make syrup |
| GIST | Main idea boiled down to the basics |
| CINNAMON | Spice derived from the bark of a tree native to Sri Lanka used to flavour Chelsea buns, arlettes or porridge (8) |
| QUININE | A bitter compound from the bark of the cinchona tree used to treat malaria (7) |
