| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| VIES | Contends | |
| CONTENDER | One who contends; a contestant. | |
| LOGOMACHIST | One who contends about words. | |
| AGONIST | One who contends for the prize in public games. | |
| PRIZER | One who contends for a prize; a prize fighter; a challenger. | |
| ANTAGONIST | One who contends with another, especially in combat; an adversary; an opponent. | |
| RACER | One who, or that which, races, or contends in a race; esp., a race horse. | |
| WEAPON | Fig.: The means or instrument with which one contends against another; as, argument was his only weapon. | |
| ANGLO-CATHOLIC | A member of the Church of England who contends for its catholic character; more specifically, a High Churchman. | |
| STICKLER | One who pertinaciously contends for some trifling things, as a point of etiquette; an unreasonable, obstinate contender; as, a stickler for ceremony. | |