| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| NATTY | Spruce | |
| JEMMY | Spruce. | |
| SMARTEN | Spruce (up) | |
| FRESHEN | Spruce up | |
| GIM | Neat; spruce. | |
| COMPT | Neat; spruce. | |
| GEMMY | Spruce; smart. | |
| SPRUCED | Of Spruce | |
| SPRUCING | Of Spruce | |
| NEAT | Spruce and tidy | |
| SOFTWOOD | Pine, spruce, etc. | |
| DAPPER | Spruce in dress | |
| NITTY | Shining; elegant; spruce. | |
| GIMP | Smart; spruce; trim; nice. | |
| SMICKER | Amorous; wanton; gay; spruce. | |
| PERK | Smart; trim; spruce; jaunty; vain. | |
| SMUG | To make smug, or spruce. | |
| SMIRK | Nice,; smart; spruce; affected; simpering. | |
| PICKED | Fine; spruce; smart; precise; dianty. | |
| SMERKY | Smart; jaunty; spruce. See Smirk, a. | |
| DEFT | Apt; fit; dexterous; clever; handy; spruce; neat. | |
| NITID | Gay; spruce; fine; -- said of persons. | |
| SMART | Pretentious; showy; spruce; as, a smart gown. | |
| SPRUCE | The wood or timber of the spruce tree. | |
| HEMLOCK | An evergreen tree common in North America (Abies, / Tsuga, Canadensis); hemlock spruce. | |