| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| PROVISIONAL | Interim | |
| LULL | Quiet interim | |
| BYELECTION | Interim ballot | |
| RIM | Interim edge | |
| TEMP | Interim worker | |
| BY-ELECTION | Interim ballot (2-8) | |
| MEANWHILE | In the interim | |
| MEANTIME | In the interim | |
| IMPEDE | In the interim, pedestrians hide hamper | |
| STOPGAPS | Interim measures to block off openings | |
| MINISTERING | Interim sign put out while tending to others | |
| CHARGE D'AFFAIRES | ... inferior grade, accredited by the government of one state to the minister of foreign affairs of another; also, a substitute, ad interim, for an... | |