| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| ASSUMES | Adopts | |
| ESPOUSES | Adopts (policy) | |
| ADOPTER | One who adopts. | |
| FOREMOST | Chief Woods adopts secret modus operandi | |
| PADDLEBOATS | Adopts blade to create wheeled craft | |
| NEPTUNIST | One who adopts the neptunian theory. | |
| FOURIERITE | One who adopts the views of Fourier. | |
| WESLEYAN | One who adopts the principles of Wesleyanism; a Methodist. | |
| RAPHAELITE | One who advocates or adopts the principles of Raphaelism. | |
| MACHIAVELIAN | One who adopts the principles of Machiavel; a cunning and unprincipled politician. | |
| HYLICIST | A philosopher who treats chiefly of matter; one who adopts or teaches hylism. | |
| PLUTONIST | One who adopts the geological theory of igneous fusion; a Plutonian. See Plutonism. | |
| IRONY | A sort of humor, ridicule, or light sarcasm, which adopts a mode of speech the meaning of which is contrary to the literal sense of the words. | |