| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| SPROUT | Young shoot | |
| SCION | Young shoot used to form a graft | |
| SPRING | A shoot; a plant; a young tree; also, a grove of trees; woodland. | |
| SPITTER | A young deer whose antlers begin to shoot or become sharp; a brocket, or pricket. | |
| FLAGELLUM | A young, flexible shoot of a plant; esp., the long trailing branch of a vine, or a slender branch in certain mosses. | |