| SEAWEED | Wonder in pit and plant (7) |
| MATINEE | What could get you attending in pit and back of circle? |
| CYANIDE | A chemical compound and poison occurring in harmless or trace amounts in apple pips, cherry pits and peach stones (7) |
| ASEPTIC | Clean as whistle in the end, neglecting pit and coal face (7) |
| STILLER | Tony Wonder in comedy series Arrested Development (3,7) |
| RETIRED | Went to pit and changed to slicks, as told over the radio? (7) |
| POETALE | "The Pit and the Pendulum," e.g. |
| DUNGEON | "The Pit and the Pendulum" setting |
| SANICLE | South American cocaine in flower and plant (7) |
| MITOSIS | Process by which animal and plant cells divide (7) |
| PETUNIA | Potential energy I observed in fish and plant |
| IKEBANA | Japanese art, derived from Buddhism, of arranging flowers and plant material in harmonious forms |
| QUADRAT | A one-square-metre area of ground marked out for the study of animal and plant life (7) |
| SCHWANN | In 1839, Theodor ____ identified cells as the basic components of both animal and plant tissue |
| SUCCORY | American helps to remove some seed at yard and plant (7) |
| WEEVILS | Beetles with elongated snouts, feeding on plants and plant products (7) |
| BITTERS | An alcoholic drink made from spices and plant products |
| SUMATRA | One of the world's top-ten largest islands, home to some of Earth's rarest animal and plant species |
| SOANDSO | Ratbag says make your clothes and plant your seeds (2-3-2) |
| EDGARALLANPOE | American poet and short story writer whose tales included The Fall Of The House Of Usher and The Pit And The Pendulum (5,5,3) |
