| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| BESETTING | Besieging | |
| OBSESSION | The act of besieging. | |
| LEAGUER | The camp of a besieging army; a camp in general. | |
| BESIEGEMENT | The act of besieging, or the state of being besieged. | |
| INVESTMENT | The act of surrounding, blocking up, or besieging by an armed force, or the state of being so surrounded. | |
| LODGMENT | The occupation and holding of a position, as by a besieging party; an instrument thrown up in a captured position; as, to effect a lodgment. | |
| CIRCUMVALLATION | A line of field works made around a besieged place and the besieging army, to protect the camp of the besiegers against the attack of an enemy from without. | |
| PARALLEL | One of a series of long trenches constructed before a besieged fortress, by the besieging force, as a cover for troops supporting the attacking... | |