This day's clue ladder, gentlest first. In the game each rung is worth fewer points, so open only what you need — the answer stays hidden until you ask for it.
I flower in the open sun, then bury my own young underground to ripen in the dark.
I hail from one of the plant kingdom's largest families, and I conjure my own fertilizer straight out of thin air.
A single scientist found three hundred uses for me — ink, dye, shampoo — and weaned the South off cotton.
I'm crushed into cooking oil, simmered soft in a Southern pot, or ground into a thick, rich spread.
A ballpark crowd sings for me by the bag, an elephant reaches for me, and a monocled cartoon is my face.
6 letters, starts with “P”.
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