| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| HATS | Lids | |
| TOPS | Lids | |
| COVERS | Lids | |
| EYELIDS | Lids | |
| CAPS | Lids | |
| LIDLESS | Having no lid, or not covered with the lids, as the eyes; hence, sleepless; watchful. | |
| SEEL | To close the eyes of (a hawk or other bird) by drawing through the lids threads which were fastened over the head. | |
| TRICHIASIS | A disease of the eye, in which the eyelashes, being turned in upon the eyeball, produce constant irritation by the motion of the lids. | |
| CONJUNCTIVA | The mucous membrane which covers the external surface of the ball of the eye and the inner surface of the lids; the conjunctival membrane. | |
| PHOSPHENE | ... of the retina by some cause other than the impingement upon it of rays of light, as by pressure upon the eyeball when the lids are closed. Cf. ... | |
| TEAR | ...ally in small amount, by the lachrymal gland, and diffused between the eye and the eyelids to moisten the parts and facilitate their motion. ... | |