Answer:

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Answer	Crossword Clue
SEED	Kind of pearl
SEED	Pet-shop vittles
SEED	Plant

SEED	Sow
SEED	Tourney rank
SEED	Growing need
SEED	It's for the birds
SEED	It's scattered in spring
SEED	Parakeets' eats
SEED	Peach pit
SEED	Sunflower start

SEED	Tournament berth
SEED	Tournament hotshot
SEED	Caraway
SEED	Germ
SEED	Provide venture capital for
SEED	Sow clouds with crystals
SEED	Sunflower-to-be
SEED	Beginning of an idea

SEED	Bird food
SEED	Acorn
SEED	Kernel
SEED	Plant ovule
SEED	Tournament ranking
SEED	Botanist's concern
SEED	Progeny
SEED	Ranked contender

SEED	Tourney favorite
SEED	Feeder fill
SEED	High tournament pick
SEED	Mature ovule
SEED	Tournament VIP
SEED	Potential plant
SEED	Rank competitors
SEED	Watermelon eater's annoyance

SEED	Go to ... (deteriorate)
SEED	Propagative plant part
SEED	"The Bad ..." (William March novel)
SEED	Garden-center purchase
SEED	Grapefruit eater's annoyance