| Clue | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Wild, prickly, purple-flowered plants (8) | ||
| Group of flowering plants, mostly in the family Asteraceae, an emblem of Scotland (8) | ||
| Sharp growth (8) | ||
| These weeds have prickly leaves | Irish Times Simplex | 12 Mar 2022 |
| These weeds have prickly leaves | Irish Times Simplex | 19 Jan 2021 |
| Prickly plants | USA Today | 08 Jan 2018 |
| Prickly plants | ||
| The weeds have prickly leaves | Irish Times Simplex | 14 Apr 2017 |
| Meadow blooms | Thomas Joseph | 19 Aug 2015 |
| Leg scratchers | ||
| Scottish emblems | ||
| Prickly plants | ||
| Emblems of Scotland. |