| Clue | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|
| People trimming shrubs, say | The Telegraph Cross Atlantic | 22 May 2025 |
| They cut fruit around summer's end | The Telegraph Toughie | 19 Sep 2024 |
| Hedge trimmers | Thomas Joseph | 11 Apr 2024 |
| They cut fruit round summer's end | The Telegraph Cryptic | 07 Jan 2021 |
| Branch managers? | Family Time | 20 Apr 2020 |
| Shrub shapers | Premier Sunday | 12 Apr 2020 |
| Landscapers' clippers | USA Today | 27 Apr 2019 |
| Landscapers' clippers | ||
| Branch managers? | The New Yorker | 10 Sep 2018 |
| Groundskeepers, at times | Wall Street Journal | 24 Jun 2017 |
| Topiarist's tools | ||
| Tree trimmers | ||
| Topiarist's tools | ||
| Topiarist's tools | ||
| Tree-trimming tools | ||
| Rose gardeners, often | ||
| Gardeners, at time | ||
| Branch managers? | ||
| Bonsai gardeners |