| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| FORTRESSES | Forts | |
| CASTLES | Forts | |
| GARRISONS | Forts | |
| STRONGHOLDS | Forts | |
| SANDCASTLES | Beach forts | |
| FORTIFICATIONS | Castles and forts | |
| PILLBOXES | Small concrete forts | |
| FORTED | Furnished with, or guarded by, forts; strengthened or defended, as by forts. | |
| ARMOR | Steel or iron covering, whether of ships or forts, protecting them from the fire of artillery. | |
| PURPRESTURE | Wrongful encroachment upon another's property; esp., any encroachment upon, or inclosure of, that which should be common or public, as highways, rivers, harbors, forts, etc. | |
| FORTIFY | To strengthen and secure by forts or batteries, or by surrounding with a wall or ditch or other military works; to render defensible against an attack by hostile forces. | |