| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| GRANULATE | Form grains | |
| GRAIN | To form (powder, sugar, etc.) into grains. | |
| CORN | To form into small grains; to granulate; as, to corn gunpowder. | |
| SAND | Fine particles of stone, esp. of siliceous stone, but not reduced to dust; comminuted stone in the form of loose grains, which are not coherent when wet. | |
| EMERY | Corundum in the form of grains or powder, used in the arts for grinding and polishing hard substances. Native emery is mixed with more or less magnetic iron. See the Note under Corundum. | |