| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| ADHERING | Clinging | |
| BARNACLE | Rock-clinging crustacean | |
| CLIMBERS | Clinging vines | |
| CREEPERS | Clinging vines | |
| LIMPET | Clinging gastropod | |
| LIMPETS | Clinging shellfish | |
| BARNACLES | Clinging crustaceans | |
| TENDRIL | Vine's clinging arm | |
| TENDRIS | Vine's clinging arms | |
| TENDRILS | Vine's clinging arms | |
| ADHERENT | Sticking; clinging; adhering. | |
| ADHAMANT | Clinging, as by hooks. | |
| OSCULANT | Kissing; hence, meeting; clinging. | |
| UNCLING | To cease from clinging or adhering. | |
| ADHESIVE | Apt or tending to adhere; clinging. | |
| BUR | Burn off end of clinging flower head | |
| CREEPING | Growing along, and clinging to, the ground, or to a wall, etc., by means of rootlets or tendrils. | |
| CREEP | To grow, as a vine, clinging to the ground or to some other support by means of roots or rootlets, or by tendrils, along its length. | |
| ABALONE | ... species are found on the coast of California, clinging closely to the rocks. ... | |