| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| ELEVATING | Lifting | |
| ELEVATORS | Lifting devices | |
| JACKS | Lifting devices | |
| HOIST | Lifting apparatus | |
| BARBELLS | Lifting weights | |
| SHOVEL | Lifting tool | |
| LEVER | Lifting aid | |
| SPATULA | Lifting utensil | |
| CRANE | Lifting aid | |
| CRANES | Lifting devices | |
| WINCH | Lifting device | |
| HOISTS | Lifting devices | |
| GUYS | Ropes for lifting | |
| CAPSTAN | A lifting device | |
| DERRICK | A lifting device | |
| HIJACKS | Commandeers high-sounding lifting devices | |
| EMUS | Muse lifting tail of birds | |
| SCAM | Lifting Macs is a fraud | |
| KLEPTOMANIA | A passion for lifting things? | |
| PITCHFORKS | Tools used for lifting hay | |
| RELEVATION | A raising or lifting up. | |
| BLOCKANDTACKLE | Lifting gear for rugby footballer’s task | |
| TWIRL | “Pivot,” begins the worried, irritated Ross, lifting | |
| TAB | A loop for pulling or lifting something. | |
| BUCKET | The valved piston of a lifting pump. | |