| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| RETRENCHING | Cutting back | |
| PRUNING | Cutting back | |
| BACK | The part of a cutting tool on the opposite side from its edge; as, the back of a knife, or of a saw. | |
| RECOUPE | To keep back rightfully (a part), as if by cutting off, so as to diminish a sum due; to take off (a part) from damages; to deduct; as, where a ... | |
| TONSURE | ...the service of God and the church; the first degree of the clericate, given by a bishop, abbot, or cardinal priest, consisting in cutting off th... | |