| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| FIRMS | Companies | |
| SUBSIDIARIES | Offshoot companies | |
| AIRWAYS | Aviation companies | |
| AIRLINES | Aviation companies | |
| NETWORKS | Broadcasting companies | |
| COS | Lettuce companies | |
| LINES | Shipping companies | |
| TROUPES | Acting companies | |
| CONSORTIUM | Group of companies | |
| PRIDES | Companies of lions | |
| MERGER | Amalgamation of companies | |
| CHOIRS | Companies of singers | |
| COCO | Famous clown has two companies | |
| CONCERNS | Worries relating to commercial companies | |
| TRUSTS | Has faith in charitable companies | |
| DUOPOLY | Market dominance by two companies | |
| FLOCK | To gather in companies or crowds. | |
| PUBLICATIONS | Printing companies make an issue of them | |
| QUATERNION | To divide into quaternions, files, or companies. | |
| BROADCASTERS | Television companies asked for wide wheels on furniture | |
| DIVISION | Two companies of infantry maneuvering as one subdivision of a battalion. | |
| FUSILIER | A title now borne by some regiments and companies; as, "The Royal Fusiliers," etc. | |
| BACHELOR | In the companies of London tradesmen, one not yet admitted to wear the livery; a junior member. | |
| BATTALION | A regiment, or two or more companies of a regiment, esp. when assembled for drill or battle. | |
| MESS | A set of four; -- from the old practice of dividing companies into sets of four at dinner. | |