| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| NESTS | Homes on branches |
| NESTS | Homes in branches |
| SPANISHMOSS | Growth on tree branches |
| KINSMEN | Branches on some trees |
| TREEMOSS | Lichen found on branches |
| SONS | Branches on the family tree |
| PUSSYWILLOWS | Russian Orthodox substitutes for palm branches on Palm Sunday |
| AND | Checks ... balances (limits imposed on all three branches of government) |
| EMBLEM | Word for the twin olive branches on the U. N. flag. |
