| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| RENTS | Hires | |
| ENGAGES | Hires | |
| EMPLOYS | Hires (staff) | |
| SIGNSON | Hires for job | |
| HIRER | One who hires. | |
| SIGNS ON | Hires for job (5,2) | |
| HEROINES | Engineer hires one for brave women | |
| AFFREIGHTER | One who hires or charters a ship to convey goods. | |
| CHARTERER | One who charters; esp. one who hires a ship for a voyage. | |
| FARMER | One who hires and cultivates a farm; a cultivator of leased ground; a tenant. | |
| HACK | A bookmaker who hires himself out for any sort of literary work; an overworked man; a drudge. | |
| COTTIER | In Great Britain and Ireland, a person who hires a small cottage, with or without a plot of land. Cottiers commonly aid in the work of the landlord's farm. | |
| ROYALTY | ...age paid to the owner of an article by one who hires the use of it. ... | |