| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| SKEWERS | Spikes | |
| BRISTLES | Hairbrush spikes | |
| EARS | Wheat spikes | |
| NAILS | Carpentry spikes | |
| DOCTORS | Spikes (drink) | |
| ICICLES | Frozen spikes | |
| IMPALES | Skewers; spikes | |
| THORNLESS | Without spikes | |
| TINES | Fork spikes | |
| THORNS | Spikes on roses | |
| NEEDLES | Aggravates with sharp spikes | |
| NAILED | Fixed with carpenter's spikes | |
| LACES | Spikes and cords for shoes | |
| FOXGLOVE | Tall plant with erect spikes | |
| GLADIOLA | Flowers growing in long spikes | |
| GLADIOLI | Flowers growing in long spikes | |
| SPICIFEROUS | Bearing ears, or spikes; spicate. | |
| SPIKE | To set or furnish with spikes. | |
| SPICOSE | Having spikes, or ears, like corn spikes. | |
| TURNPIKE | A beam filled with spikes to obstruct passage; a cheval-de-frise. | |
| HERSILLON | A beam with projecting spikes, used to make a breach impassable. | |
| SPIKY | Having a sharp point, or sharp points; furnished or armed with spikes. | |
| SPIKED | Furnished or set with spikes, as corn; fastened with spikes; stopped with spikes. | |
| CORNUCOPIA | A genus of grasses bearing spikes of flowers resembling the cornucopia in form. | |
| SPICATED | Having the form of a spike, or ear; arranged in a spike or spikes. | |