| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| TENANTS | Boarders | |
| LODGERS | Boarders | |
| KEEP | To supply with necessaries of life; to entertain; as, to keep boarders. | |
| TRANSIENT | Staying for a short time; not regular or permanent; as, a transient guest; transient boarders. | |
| MURDERER | A small cannon, formerly used for clearing a ship's decks of boarders; -- called also murdering piece. | |
| CLOSE-FIGHTS | Barriers with loopholes, formerly erected on the deck of a vessel to shelter the men in a close engagement with an enemy's boarders; -- called also close quarters. | |
| FAMILY | The collective body of persons who live in one house, and under one head or manager; a household, including parents, children, and servants, and, as the case may be, lodgers or boarders. | |