| LEGUME | Word for a seed or pulse such as a borlotti bean, chickpea, peanut or Puy lentil; or, the plant from which each of the aforesaid derive (6) |
| PULSE | From "porridge, pottage", a pigeon pea, pinto bean, Puy lentil or other edible pip of a leguminous pod (5) |
| ARIL | Botanical name for a seed or "jewel" of a pomegranate (4) |
| DIB | Make a small hole, for a seed or seedling perhaps (3) |
| LENTIL | Red, green or puy, a type of pulse used for dal or soup (6) |
| HILL | Landform smaller than a mountain, such as a brae, drumlin, tor or puy (4) |
| PARSNIP | Traditionally said to be best after the first frost, a root vegetable used for savoury rsti, game chips, sweet cakes or warm salads with puy lentils/walnuts (7) |
| TOGA | From "hair of the head", word for a tuft of a seed or pineapple; a leafy crown of a palm; or, the nebulous envelope of the head of a "long-haired star" (4) |
| CASE | From the French for "fall", an instance or happening that "befalls"; a chest, trunk or valise; the husk of a seed or cover of a wristwatch; a legal proceeding; or, an eccentric (4) |
| LINTEL | Name, similar to that of a green pulse from Le Puy, for a horizontal beam or header over a window or door (6) |
| BEANS | Legumes such as haricot used for cassoulet, borlotti for minestrone, red kidney types for chilli con carne or white butter varieties for gigantes plaki (5) |
| CANE | A stem of bamboo, raspberry, rattan or of the plant from which sugar derives; or, a walking-stick (4) |
| CACAO | The common (and Spanish) name for the plant from which the cocoa bean comes (5) |
| VIABLE | Term for a seed that is able to germinate, or for a project that is projected to be a success (6) |
| FEED | Fodder, forage or provender, such as a chicken's scratch, synonymous with a crumb, peanuts or a trifle (4) |
| NUT | A seed or edible kernel with a tough shell, to which a formidable or figuratively hard-to-crack opponent, person or problem is likened (3) |
| KERNEL | The inner and usually edible part of a seed or grain or nut or fruit stone (6) |
| CHIT | As a seed or plant (as with potatoes!) (4) |
| GERMINATION | The beginning of vegetation or growth in a seed or plant (11) |
| BUGLE | Brass instrument used for signalling; a tube-shaped bead; or, the plant Ajuga (5) |
