| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| EXECUTIONER | Hangman | |
| NECKTIE | Hangman’s rope | |
| HALTER | Hangman’s rope | |
| NOOSE | Hangman’s loop | |
| HANGMEN | Of Hangman | |
| KETCH | A hangman. See Jack Ketch. | |
| JACK KETCH | A public executioner, or hangman. | |
| UNDERHANGMAN | An assistant or deputy hangman. | |
| DEATHSMAN | An executioner; a headsman or hangman. | |
| HANGMANSHIP | The office or character of a hangman. | |
| HANGER | One who hangs, or causes to be hanged; a hangman. | |
| CARNIFEX | The public executioner at Rome, who executed persons of the lowest rank; hence, an executioner or hangman. | |