| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| VYING | Competing | |
| COMPETITORY | Acting in competition; competing; rival. | |
| WARFARE | An active struggle between competing entities | |
| POOL | A mutual arrangement between competing lines, by which the receipts of all are aggregated, and then distributed pro rata according to agreement. | |
| DIFFERENTIAL | A small difference in rates which competing railroad lines, in establishing a common tariff, allow one of their number to make, in order to get... | |