| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| BLUERIBBON | First prize | |
| GOLDMEDAL | First prize | |
| PERSISTS | Perseveres with sisters scrambling after first prize | |
| TOURIST | To purist, first prize goes to sightseer | |
| PLUME | First prize for disguising mule with large feather | |
| LOPSIDED | Behold first prize! Team D is off balance | |
| PYRAMID | First prize for Mary returning ID to Egyptian tomb | |
| SINNER | Spinner forfeited first prize for being the bad guy | |
| DOUBLE | A game between two pairs of players; as, a first prize for doubles. | |
| JURY | A committee for determining relative merit or awarding prizes at an exhibition or competition; as, the art jury gave him the first prize. | |
| LAMPADROME | A race run by young men with lighted torches in their hands. He who reached the goal first, with his torch unextinguished, gained the prize. | |