| Shilly-shally | 13 |
| Protect a bet | 13 |
| Privet | 6 |
| Living fence | 12 |
| Landscaping element | 19 |
| Kind of clippers | 16 |
| Garden maze wall | 16 |
| Be noncommittal | 15 |
| Barrier of a sort | 17 |
| Alternative to a fence | 22 |
| Yard borderer | 13 |
| Yard border | 11 |
| Word with hog or hop | 20 |
| Word before "fund" or "one's bets" | 58 |
| Topiary canvas, maybe | 21 |
| Tergiversate | 12 |
| Stretch of shrubbery | 20 |
| Steeplechase barrier | 20 |
| Safeguard, as a bet | 19 |
| Risk-reducing position | 22 |
| Reduce risk, as with a bet | 26 |
| Property divider, sometimes | 27 |
| Privacy provider, of a sort | 27 |
| Play both sides, in a way | 25 |
| Outdoor maze wall | 17 |
| Object of some trimming | 23 |
| Not commit | 10 |
| Not be definite | 15 |
| Noncommittal statement | 22 |
| Natural fence | 13 |
| Minimize risk | 13 |
| Low-risk strategy | 17 |
| Loss mitigator | 14 |
| Limit loss risk | 15 |
| Lessen a risk | 13 |
| Kind of row or hop | 18 |
| Investor's insurance | 24 |
| Invest defensively | 18 |
| Intentionally vague statement | 29 |
| Hog or row starter | 18 |
| Hide behind words | 17 |
| Green fence | 11 |
| Counterbalance, as an investment | 32 |
| Common nest locale | 18 |
| Bet on both teams | 17 |
| Ambiguous statement | 19 |
| ___ funds | 9 |
| ___ fund (controversial investment) | 35 |
| Creatures with sharp bristles | 29 |
| They're anything but spineless | 34 |
| Some insectivores | 17 |
| Creatures with quills | 21 |
| Green labyrinth | 15 |
| Feature of some English gardens | 31 |
| "The Shining" feature | 31 |
| Reduce risk, perhaps | 20 |
| Make a counterbalancing wager | 29 |
| Boundary markers | 16 |
| Benson's partner in tobacco shops | 37 |
| Beats around the bush | 21 |
| Yard separators | 15 |
| Yard enclosures | 15 |
| They may foil noisy neighbors | 29 |
| Takes both sides | 16 |
| Steeplechase obstacles | 22 |
| Steeplechase hurdles | 20 |
| Speculators' maneuvers | 26 |
| Some outdoor maze walls | 23 |
| Rows of bushes | 14 |
| Risk-offsetting contracts | 25 |
| Property dividers that may need clipping | 40 |
| Plays safe on a bet | 19 |
| Natural barriers between yards | 30 |
| Maze walls, at times | 20 |
| Limits risk | 11 |
| Is noncommittal | 15 |
| Gives an evasive answer | 23 |
| Bushes between yards, sometimes | 31 |
| Bushes between yards | 20 |
| Bets both ways | 14 |
| Benson's partner | 20 |
| Playing it safe | 15 |
| Taking no chances | 17 |
| Cautious approach | 17 |
| Tippi of "The Birds" | 30 |
| "Marnie" star | 23 |
| Star of Hitchcock's "The Birds" | 45 |
| Hitchcock blonde Tippi | 22 |
| Actress who starred in two Hitchcock films | 42 |
| Actress who starred in "Marnie" and "The Birds" | 67 |
| "The Birds"' Tippi | 32 |
| 'The Birds' star Tippi | 30 |
| Actress Lamarr | 14 |
| Lamarr of "Samson and Delilah" | 40 |
| Delilah portrayer | 17 |
| Lamarr | 6 |
| Victor's "Samson and Delilah" co-star | 51 |
| Lamarr of film | 14 |
| Lamarr of "Algiers" | 29 |
| Lamarr of the screen | 20 |