| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| APERTURE | Hole, opening | |
| PLACKET | The opening or slit left in a petticoat or skirt for convenience in putting it on; -- called also placket hole. | |
| SCUPPER | An opening cut through the waterway and bulwarks of a ship, so that water falling on deck may flow overboard; -- called also scupper hole. | |
| BUCKLER | A block of wood or plate of iron made to fit a hawse hole, or the circular opening in a half-port, to prevent water from entering when the vessel pitches. | |
| SCUTTLE | A small opening or hatchway in the deck of a ship, large enough to admit a man, and with a lid for covering it, also, a like hole in the side or bottom of a ship. | |