| Ornamental shrub |
| Rub harshly |
| Alliance against Allies |
| Shrub or small tree |
| Alcoholic drink made from a Polynesian shrub's roots |
| Shrubs with yellow flowers |
| A revolt against fate" per André Malraux |
| Spiny shrub with clusters of yellow or white flowers |
| A shoe presses against it |
| Rubbish |
| African shrubs |
| Oft-cultivated Andean shrubs |
| Arthur Rubinstein's birthplace |
| Decree proclaimed against Salman Rushdie |
| Indigo shrubs |
| Rhyme scheme in a so-called "Rubáiyát stanza |
| Fleshy-leaved shrubs |
| Rubbish — baby animals |
| Rubinstein or Bruckner |
| Mountain shrubs |
| Succulent African shrub popular as a bonsai |
| UK org. concerned with grubbers and scrums |
| Treats unfairly, ... against |
| Say no to — rubbish |
| Cosmetician Rubinstein |
| Scrub thoroughly |
| Against a Vegas worker? (Surprise! Did you expect a clue about selling heirlooms?) |
| Berry-bearing shrub |
| Against (which appears amidst the five long Across answers) |
| Arab shrubs |