| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| CHOP | Axe | |
| PULL THE PLUG ON | Axe | |
| CLEAVER | Meat-axe | |
| HEW | Axe | |
| MEATCLEAVER | Butcher’s axe | |
| ADZE | Axe-like cutter | |
| TOMAHAWK | War axe | |
| HATCHET | Short axe | |
| MEATGRINDER | Butcher's axe | |
| CHOPPER | Small axe | |
| HAFT | Axe handle | |
| CELT | Ancient axe | |
| HEWER | Axe wielder | |
| HEWS | Uses an axe | |
| LETGO | Stop holding axe | |
| AX | Alt. of Axe | |
| BATTLE-AX | Alt. of Battle-axe | |
| CLEAVE | Cut with an axe | |
| EXAM | Curiously axe end-of-term test | |
| FLINT | Stone age axe material | |
| CHOPS | Cuts with an axe | |
| HEWED | Cut with an axe | |
| HEWN | Cut with an axe | |
| LOCHABER AX | Alt. of Lochaber axe | |
| GUITARIST | One who wields an axe? | |