Roots restricting top of plant's shoots Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SPEEDS Roots restricting top of plant's shoots (6) The Telegraph Cryptic Jun 18, 2024
7% AUTOFACTORY Plant with no roots (11) Newsday Jan 22, 2026
6% ASPARAGUS Plant shoots as a delicacy (9) (9) Puzzler Jan 19, 2026
6% TENDRIL Winding plant shoot (7) The Times Specialist Dec 29, 2025
5% DDT Restricted insecticide (abbr.) (3) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Jan 22, 2026
5% ORIGIN Source, root (6) The Times Concise Jan 10, 2026
5% PARSNIP Root vegetable (7) LA Times Daily Jan 10, 2026
5% AWDARN "Well, shoot!" (6) Wall Street Journal Jan 8, 2026
5% RIFLE Weapon that shoots (5) Puzzler Backwords Jan 7, 2026
5% SETTLES Puts down roots (7) Universal Jan 3, 2026

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