| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| START | Flinch | |
| CRINGE | Flinch | |
| WINCE | Flinch | |
| FLINCHED | Of Flinch | |
| FLINCHING | Of Flinch | |
| FUNK | To be frightened, and shrink back; to flinch; as, to funk at the edge of a precipice. | |
| BLENCH | To shrink; to start back; to draw back, from lack of courage or resolution; to flinch; to quail. | |