| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| SLASH | Cutting stroke | |
| CUT | A stroke or blow or cutting motion with an edged instrument; a stroke or blow with a whip. | |
| RASP | A coarse file, on which the cutting prominences are distinct points raised by the oblique stroke of a sharp punch, instead of lines raised by a chisel, as on the true file. | |
| DISTRIBUTION | ...d to and withdrawn from the cylinder at each stroke of the piston; viz., admission, suppression or cutting off, release or exhaust, and compr... |