| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| SPADE | Digging implement | |
| SHOVEL | Digging implement | |
| SPUD | A sharp, narrow spade, usually with a long handle, used by farmers for digging up large-rooted weeds; a similarly shaped implement used for various purposes. | |
| SCOOP | A deep shovel, or any similar implement for digging out and dipping or shoveling up anything; as, a flour scoop; the scoop of a dredging machine. | |
| MATTOCK | An implement for digging and grubbing. The head has two long steel blades, one like an adz and the other like a narrow ax or the point of a pickax. | |