| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| COMBATANT | Contender | |
| FINALIST | Medal contender | |
| COMPETITIOR | Price motto: Could have been a contender | |
| COMPETITOR | Price motto: Could have been a contender | |
| ANTAGONIST | Price motto: Could have been a contender | |
| STICKLER | One who pertinaciously contends for some trifling things, as a point of etiquette; an unreasonable, obstinate contender; as, a stickler for ceremony. | |