| Plan |
| Ruse |
| Cabal |
| Graph |
| Story. |
| Parcel |
| Scheme |
| Cook up |
| Connive |
| Map out |
| Intrigue |
| Contrive |
| Conspire |
| Storyline |
| Home site |
| Delineate |
| Conspiracy |
| Story line |
| ___ garden |
| Connivance |
| Flower bed |
| Bit of land |
| Garden area |
| Machination |
| Machinations |
| Secret scheme |
| Stove feature |
| Building site |
| Plan of action |
| Parcel of land |
| One to grow on |
| Piece of land. |
| Novel creation |
| Place to build |
| Devious scheme |
| Piece of ground |
| Novelist's need |
| Whodunit feature |
| Literary element |
| Underhanded plan |
| Piece of property |
| Small bit of land |
| Whodunit component |
| Builder's purchase |
| Basis of a whodunit |
| It may have a twist |
| Basis for a whodunit |
| Something to build on |
| What a spoiler might spoil |