| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| STALEMATE | Blind alley | |
| LETDOWN | Blind alley | |
| CULDESAC | Blind alley | |
| DEADEND | Blind alley | |
| DEAD END | Blind alley (4,3) | |
| CUL-DE-SAC | A passage with only one outlet, as a street closed at one end; a blind alley; hence, a trap. | |
| BLIND | Having no openings for light or passage; as, a blind wall; open only at one end; as, a blind alley; a blind gut. | |
| COURT | ... shut in by the walls of a building, or by different building; also, a space opening from a street and nearly surrounded by houses; a blind alle... | |