| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| INCENTIVES | Goads | |
| STIMULI | Goads, incentives | |
| SPUR | That which goads to action; an incitement. | |
| PICADOR | The one who goads the bull in a bullfight | |
| PRICKWOOD | A shrub (Euonymus Europaeus); -- so named from the use of its wood for goads, skewers, and shoe pegs. Called also spindle tree. | |