| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| BRAMBLE | Thorny shrub | |
| BRIER | Thorny shrub | |
| BRIAR | Thorny shrub | |
| ACACIA | Thorny shrub | |
| ASPALATHUS | A thorny shrub yielding a fragrant oil. | |
| WILLOW-THORN | A thorny European shrub (Hippophae rhamnoides) resembling a willow. | |
| BLACKTHORN | A spreading thorny shrub or small tree (Prunus spinosa), with blackish bark, and bearing little black plums, which are called sloes; the sloe. | |
| GOOSEBERRY | Any thorny shrub of the genus Ribes; also, the edible berries of such shrub. There are several species, of which Ribes Grossularia is the one commonly cultivated. | |
| FURZE | A thorny evergreen shrub (Ulex Europaeus), with beautiful yellow flowers, very common upon the plains and hills of Great Britain; -- called also gorse, and whin. The dwarf furze is Ulex nanus. | |
| HENNA | A thorny tree or shrub of the genus Lawsonia (L. alba). The fragrant white blossoms are used by the Buddhists in religious ceremonies. The powd... | |
| HAWTHORN | A thorny shrub or tree (the Crataegus oxyacantha), having deeply lobed, shining leaves, small, roselike, fragrant flowers, and a fruit called h... | |