| PORCUPINE | Bristly beast or trophy seen in conifer (9) |
| HOTPOT | Stolen trophy seen with Betty's signature dish once in Coronation Street (6) |
| EGGCUP | Encourage trophy seen at the breakfast table (6) |
| LEYLANDII | Placed ideally in conifer (9) |
| SASQUATCH | In Canadian folklore, a hairy beast or manlike monster said to leave huge footprints (9) |
| BEARSFOOT | Design of beast or plant (5,4) |
| PEONY | Depicted in Chinese art, a pink or white but never blue flower often displayed in a glass bowl or vintage vessel such as a ginger jar or trophy (5) |
| ASTRANTIA | Perennial with bristly bracts, also known as masterwort (9) |
| HAIRBRUSH | Bristly lock keeper? (9) |
| HEDGEHOGS | Small bristly rodents (9) |
| BROOMCORN | Bristly plant natural around western tip of Chadian wasteland (9) |
| AWARD | Something bestowed as a prize, such as a cup, medal or trophy; or, a sum of money given as an official payment or compensation (5) |
| SHIELD | An aspis, buckler, heater or targe; an escutcheon or trophy shaped like the third example; a French ecu; or, something serving to protect, such as a chelonian's carapace (6) |
| CUP | In which one might put hot drink or trophy (3) |
| EGLANTINE | Another name for swoetbrier, a Eurasian rose with a bristly stem and fragrant leaves (9) |
| SETACEOUS | Bristly group given cards outside old university |
| PSITTACINE | Like some birds, perch above feline climbing in conifer |
| PINETUM | Long stump trimmed in conifer plantation |
| RHEA | Bird in conifer heard (4) |
| TREACLE | Lac made in conifer is a sweet substance |
