| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| MERITS | Earns | |
| ACCRUES | Earns (interest) | |
| MAKESAKILLING | Performs assassin’s duties and earns big money | |
| NUGGETS | Returned gun earns small pieces of gold | |
| HANDICRAFT | A man who earns his living by handicraft; a handicraftsman. | |
| WORKINGMAN | A laboring man; a man who earns his daily support by manual labor. | |
| PARASITE | One who frequents the tables of the rich, or who lives at another's expense, and earns his welcome by flattery; a hanger-on; a toady; a sycophant. | |