| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| LOSSES | Defeats | |
| LICKS | Defeats | |
| OVERPOWERS | Defeats | |
| BEATS | Defeats | |
| OUTPLAYS | Defeats | |
| UPSETS | Unexpected defeats | |
| WATERLOOS | Crushing defeats | |
| ROUTS | Crushing defeats | |
| REVERSES | Unexpected defeats | |
| ROUTE | Utter defeats | |
| TROUNCES | Defeats utterly | |
| VICTOR | The winner in a contest; one who gets the better of another in any struggle; esp., one who defeats an enemy in battle; a vanquisher; a conqueror; -- often followed by art, rarely by of. | |
| RUIN | Such a change of anything as destroys it, or entirely defeats its object, or unfits it for use; destruction; overthrow; as, the ruin of a ship ... | |