The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word ROSES , but the solution may also be ROSEBUSHES which is one of the most recent solution (2013 in Wall Street Journal).
Thorny subjects crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| ROSES | 80 % | 5 |
| ROSEBUSHES | 20 % | 10 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Thorny subjects
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- barberry
- blackthorn
- bramble
- briar
- brier
- bur
- dilemma
- hard
- lime
- prickly
- rose
- spinous
Crossword Answer definitions
ROSES noun- A shrub of the genus Rosa, with red, pink, white or yellow flowers.
- A flower of the rose plant.
- A plant or species in the rose family. (Rosaceae)
- Something resembling a rose flower.
- The rose flower, usually depicted with five petals, five barbs, and a circular seed.
- A purplish-red or pink colour, the colour of some rose flowers.
- A round nozzle for a sprinkling can or hose.
- The base of a light socket.
- Any of various large, red-bodied, papilionid butterflies of the genus Pachliopta.
- Any of various flower-like polar graphs of sinusoids or their squares.
- A graph with only one vertex.
- To make rose-coloured; to redden or flush.
- To perfume, as with roses.
- A pale pink wine made by removing the dark grape skins at the required point during fermentation.
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