| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| hardest | firm to the touch; not soft |
| hard | firm to the touch; not soft |
| harder | firm to the touch; not soft |
| softest | Easy to mold, cut, compress, or fold; not hard or firm to the touch |
| piddocks | A bivalve mollusk that bores into soft rock or other firm surfaces. The valves of the shell have a conspicuous gap between them and rough frontal ridges to aid in boring |
| COTTONY | Soft to the touch |
| YIELDING | Soft to the touch |
| SILKY | Soft to the touch |
