| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| AMBUSH | Attack suddenly | |
| AFFRAY | The act of suddenly disturbing any one; an assault or attack. | |
| SURPRISE | To come or fall suddenly and unexpectedly; to take unawares; to seize or capture by unexpected attack. | |
| SOUSE | To swoop or plunge, as a bird upon its prey; to fall suddenly; to rush with speed; to make a sudden attack. | |
| DESCEND | To make an attack, or incursion, as if from a vantage ground; to come suddenly and with violence; -- with on or upon. | |
| SALLY | To leap or rush out; to burst forth; to issue suddenly; as a body of troops from a fortified place to attack besiegers; to make a sally. | |