| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| TWIG | Small shoot | |
| SPRIG | Small shoot | |
| CHAT | Shoot the breeze; small bird | |
| SPRAY | A small shoot or branch; a twig. | |
| GLEAM | A shoot of light; a small stream of light; a beam; a ray; a glimpse. | |
| STICK | A small shoot, or branch, separated, as by a cutting, from a tree or shrub; also, any stem or branch of a tree, of any size, cut for fuel or timber. | |
| GRAFT | A small shoot or scion of a tree inserted in another tree, the stock of which is to support and nourish it. The two unite and become one tree, but the graft determines the kind of fruit. | |