| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| BLADE | Knife edge | |
| BEVEL | Knife edge | |
| BACK | The part of a cutting tool on the opposite side from its edge; as, the back of a knife, or of a saw. | |
| KICK | The projection on the tang of the blade of a pocket knife, which prevents the edge of the blade from striking the spring. See Illust. of Pocketknife. | |
| EDGE | The thin cutting side of the blade of an instrument; as, the edge of an ax, knife, sword, or scythe. Hence, figuratively, that which cuts as an edge does, or wounds deeply, etc. | |
| SWINGLE | A wooden instrument like a large knife, about two feet long, with one thin edge, used for beating and cleaning flax; a scutcher; -- called also... | |
| KNIFE | ... of steel and having a sharp edge for cutting, fastened to a handle, but of many different forms and names for different uses; as, table knife, ... | |
| SCRAPE | ...e smooth or clean; as, to scrape a bone with a knife; to scrape a metal plate to an even surface. ... | |