| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| SPECIALISTS | Experts | |
| CONNOISSEURS | Experts | |
| ACES | Experts | |
| MASTERS | Experts | |
| MAESTROS | Experts | |
| PROS | Experts (coll) | |
| SERGEANTS | Drill experts? | |
| GENETICISTS | DNA experts | |
| SEWERS | Embroidery experts | |
| GRANDMASTERS | Mating experts? | |
| EXTERMINATORS | Debugging experts | |
| DIETITIANS | Nutrition experts | |
| SALESMEN | Pitch experts? | |
| ASTROLOGERS | Horoscope experts | |
| DENTISTS | Root-canal experts | |
| THEOLOGIANS | Divinity experts | |
| EDITORIAL | Divinity experts | |
| CHESSPLAYERS | Checkmate experts | |
| INTERPRETERS | UN language experts | |
| FACES | Confronts loud experts | |
| RADIOLOGISTS | Body scan experts | |
| MASTERCLASS | Team of experts | |
| BLUFFS | Deceives experts about letterhead | |
| SCIENTISTS | Insects sit around research experts | |
| COVETS | Longs for firm animal experts | |