| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| SYMPOSIUMS | Conferences | |
| LOOPS | Conferences | |
| CONFABS | Conferences | |
| HUDDLES | Conferences | |
| NEGOTIATE | To hold intercourse respecting a treaty, league, or convention; to treat with, respecting peace or commerce; to conduct communications or conferences. | |
| ACADEMY | A garden or grove near Athens (so named from the hero Academus), where Plato and his followers held their philosophical conferences; hence, the school of philosophy of which Plato was head. | |