| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| BALDER | Having less top growth |
| polling | Cut off the top of (a tree or plant), typically to encourage further growth; pollard |
| pollarding | Cut off the top and branches of (a tree) to encourage new growth at the top |
| pollarded | Cut off the top and branches of (a tree) to encourage new growth at the top |
| pollards | Cut off the top and branches of (a tree) to encourage new growth at the top |
| yet | top of everything else no less had wells going dry. Between two large lakes, yet J. H. Buzard |
