| PEATBOGS | Wetland areas that have accumulated acidic deposits of dead plant material (4.4) |
| CHICKPEA | Around hospital, pick out centre of dead plant (8) |
| BOMBSIGHTS | Said areas that have been laid waste by explosive devices (10) |
| CRUST | Argol, the acidic deposit on the inside of a bottle of port |
| SCAVENGER | An animal that feeds on carrion, dead, plant material or refuse (9) |
| RECYCLE | They ___ dead plant material converting it to compost and improve the nutrient availability in the soil by pulling organic material deeper into the soil. |
| GATHERED | Understood to have accumulated |
| MARU | YouTube-famous cat whose videos have accumulated over five hundred million total views |
| DRYDOCKS | Quayside areas that can be drained of water to allow repair of ships' hulls (3,5) |
| SAUROPOD | Cross-border crime force drops its case for unfortunate dead plant-eater |
| MAGNETIC | And 4Dn. Areas that are attractive to the student of physics (8,6) |
| LACERATE | Wound dead plant internally (8) |
| ASPHODEL | Snake hole discovered around dead plant (8) |
| SOMERSET | Important wetland area bordering Bristol Channel (8,6) |
| THATCHES | Roofs of plant material (as straw) |
| ICEZONES | Frigid ocean areas that can be seasonal or permanent |
| PIGSTIES | Baked goods include one tax for areas that require cleaning (8) |
| DIAMONDS | Play areas that, despite their name, are actually squares |
| FELDSPAR | One should evacuate WC, given standard deposits of igneous rock (8) |
| CALAMINE | Small deposits of calcium the French dig for and find hemimorphite (8) |
