X and Z quiz

[poodledoo]

12)Small South African lizard
29)Aromatic ginger-like substance used in medicine, perfumery & dyeing
37)A drug used to constrict blood vessels, commonly applied as a nasal decongestant to relieve sinusitis
43)A small tropical plant that bears fruit known as mountain plums
56)Edible fruit similar to a watermelon.
Thanks in advance.

[netkey]

43 ximenia

[Argee2]

43. Ximenia

[netkey]

56 Zucchini?

[netkey]

12 Zonosaur

[fordward]

12 zonure

[slaney]

37.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xylometazoline

[poodledoo]

Thank you Slaney, I feel much better for knowing that. No wonder I couldn't find the answer! Thanks Netkey, Argee 2, and Fordward. I can go to bed now, z z z z z z z z z z z !

[rbind]

no.12 zonure?

[candled]

29 Zedoary ?

[Minoru]

Re 56 Zucchini seems to be the answer to clue 20 - the small summer marrow or have people got another answer for this?

[Minoru]

Suggesr the answer to clue 29 is ZEODARY

[candled]

29. Zedoary or zeodary

Same plant 2 different spellings see
www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zedoary

www.health-topic.com/dictionary-Z.aspx

sorry can't do links

[poodledoo]

Yes, I've got zuccini for no.20, so any other answers for no.56 please?

Thanks Candled, Rbind & Minoru.

[tpw536w]

What do you have for 54) River of southern china which forms the approx boundary between the Guangxi & Guangdong regions.
& 67) Stimulating flavour
Thanks

[candled]

56 Xigua

[poodledoo]

54)Zhu Jiang
67)zest

[keyboardix]

Re. 56 - I have discovered (by Googling) : Zentsuji cuboid watermelon (bred or developed by farmers in Zentsuji in Japan).

[Minoru]

Well done keyboardix in finding out zentsuji