| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| INSOLVENCY | Bankruptcy | |
| GO BUST | Experience bankruptcy | |
| SMASH | Hence, bankruptcy. | |
| BANKRUPTCIES | Of Bankruptcy | |
| BANKRUPT | Relating to bankrupts and bankruptcy. | |
| RECEIVERSHIP | Be given a freighter, apparently, in bankruptcy proceedings | |
| FAILURE | A becoming insolvent; bankruptcy; suspension of payment; as, failure in business. | |
| GAZETTE | To announce or publish in a gazette; to announce officially, as an appointment, or a case of bankruptcy. | |
| ASSIGNEE | In England, the persons appointed, under a commission of bankruptcy, to manage the estate of a bankrupt for the benefit of his creditors. | |
| RUIN | To bring to ruin; to cause to fall to pieces and decay; to make to perish; to bring to destruction; to bring to poverty or bankruptcy; to impair seriously; to damage essentially; to overthrow. | |