| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| TROOPER | Cavalry soldier | |
| HUSSAR | Soldier of a light cavalry regiment | |
| FREELANCER | Release cavalry soldier to become a non-staff journalist | |
| REITER | A German cavalry soldier of the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries. | |
| DEMILANCER | A soldier of light cavalry of the 16th century, who carried a demilance. | |
| DRAGOON | Formerly, a soldier who was taught and armed to serve either on horseback or on foot; now, a mounted soldier; a cavalry man. | |