| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| AXING | Cutting down | |
| HEW | Destruction by cutting down. | |
| FALL | The act of felling or cutting down. | |
| SUCCISION | The act of cutting down, as of trees; the act of cutting off. | |
| BERME | A ledge at the bottom of a bank or cutting, to catch earth that may roll down the slope, or to strengthen the bank. | |
| CORNCUTTER | An implement consisting of a long blade, attached to a handle at nearly a right angle, used for cutting down the stalks of Indian corn. | |
| ANNIHILATE | To destroy the form or peculiar distinctive properties of, so that the specific thing no longer exists; as, to annihilate a forest by cutting down the trees. | |
| RAM | A heavy steel or iron beak attached to the prow of a steam war vessel for piercing or cutting down the vessel of an enemy; also, a vessel carrying such a beak. | |
| RAZEE | To cut down to a less number of decks, and thus to an inferior rate or class, as a ship; hence, to prune or abridge by cutting off or retrenching parts; as, to razee a book, or an article. | |