| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| LICKED | Defeated | |
| OVERPOWERED | Defeated | |
| BEATEN | Defeated | |
| ROUTED | Overwhelmingly defeated | |
| LOSES | Is defeated | |
| LOSER | Defeated one | |
| THRASHED | Thoroughly defeated | |
| SMASHED | Defeated utterly | |
| LOSERS | Defeated competitors | |
| SKUNKED | Soundly defeated | |
| TROUNCED | Soundly defeated | |
| CHECKMATED | Defeated in chess | |
| OUTVOTED | Defeated in ballot | |
| OUTWITTED | Defeated by ingenuity | |
| MATED | Defeated in chess | |
| CRUSHED | Scampered after castle defeated | |
| LOSTFORWORDS | Was defeated, for lyrics dumbfounded | |
| DOWNBEAT | Soft fur defeated the despondent | |
| BONAPARTE | Leader defeated at Waterloo, Napoleon ... | |
| LOSING | Being defeated by sin in log | |
| FRUSTRABLE | Capable of beeing frustrated or defeated. | |
| CLUSTER | Defeated US general seen around large group | |
| UNITED | So the workers will never be defeated by Manchester | |
| COUNTERMINE | A stratagem or plot by which another sratagem or project is defeated. | |
| DISAPPOINTED | Defeated of expectation or hope; balked; as, a disappointed person or hope. | |