Answer:

thorn

Answer	Crossword Clue
THORN	Androcles' extraction
THORN	Androcles removed one
THORN	Androcles's extraction

THORN	Rose protection
THORN	Rose hazard
THORN	Rose protector
THORN	Side problem?
THORN	Sticker
THORN	Branch sticker
THORN	Rose feature
THORN	Cause of some sticker shock?

THORN	Metaphorical cause of discomfort
THORN	Irritant "in your side"
THORN	Sticking point
THORN	Nettlesome issue
THORN	Point on a New Testament crown
THORN	Cause of irritation
THORN	Rose sticker
THORN	Cause of pain in the side?

THORN	Rose pricker
THORN	Rosebush projection
THORN	Pain in one's side
THORN	Rose stem sticker
THORN	Cause of sticker shock?
THORN	Protruding protector
THORN	Briar sticker
THORN	Pared bit at the florist

THORN	Rose's protection
THORN	Bugbear
THORN	Fabled extraction
THORN	Stem sticker
THORN	Garden hazard
THORN	Bush protector
THORN	Annoyance
THORN	Prickle

THORN	Annoyance, so to speak
THORN	Paw woe for Androcles' lion
THORN	Rosebush sticker
THORN	Plant protector
THORN	Cactus protector