| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| EVASIVE | Indirect | |
| UNDIRECT | Indirect. | |
| SUBTLE | Indirect (hint) | |
| OVERHEADS | Indirect costs | |
| DETOUR | Indirect route | |
| BYPATH | Indirect route | |
| ALLUSIONS | Indirect references | |
| CIRCUITOUS | Roundabout, indirect | |
| DETOURS | Indirect routes | |
| BYPATHS | Indirect routes | |
| VEILED | Indirect (threats) | |
| INNUENDO | Indirect meaning | |
| IMPLICATION | Indirect suggestion | |
| HINT | Indirect suggestion | |
| ASIDE | Indirect comment | |
| HINTS | Indirect indications | |
| INSINUATION | Indirect suggestion | |
| ASIDES | Indirect efforts | |
| IMPLICIT | Implied or indirect | |
| BACKHAND | Backhanded; indirect; oblique. | |
| ALLUDE | Make indirect reference (to) | |
| CIRCLE | Indirect form of words; circumlocution. | |
| COLLATERAL | Acting in an indirect way. | |
| CIRCUMBENDIBUS | A roundabout or indirect way. | |
| SHIFF | To practice indirect or evasive methods. | |