| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| OLEANDER | Poisonous evergreen shrub | |
| HOLLY | Evergreen shrub | |
| MYRTLE | Evergreen shrub | |
| MISTLETOE | Evergreen shrub | |
| CAMELLIA | An evergreen flowering shrub | |
| ROSEMARY | An evergreen flowering shrub | |
| HULVER | Holly, an evergreen shrub or tree. | |
| LOGANBERRY | Red acid fruit of small evergreen shrub | |