| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| WISPS | Small tufts | |
| FLOCCOSE | Spotted with small tufts like wool. | |
| COPSE | To trim or cut; -- said of small trees, brushwood, tufts of grass, etc. | |
| SAW-WHET | A small North American owl (Nyctale Acadica), destitute of ear tufts and having feathered toes; -- called also Acadian owl. | |
| SCOPS OWL | Any one of numerous species of small owls of the genus Scops having ear tufts like those of the horned owls, especially the European scops owl ... | |