| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| ALSORAN | Loser | |
| DEADBEAT | Pathetic loser | |
| SOREHEAD | Pathetic loser | |
| UNDERDOG | Expected loser | |
| SORE | Painful kind of loser | |
| ROLES | Loser has varied parts | |
| HAROLD | 1066 loser, king ... | |
| ROOSEVELT | Redistribution vote loser for two US presidents | |
| LOOSER | Loser has nothing inside, but is less restricted | |
| BACKGAMMON | In the game of backgammon, to beat by ending the game before the loser is clear of his first "table". | |
| POOL | ... stakes a certain sum, the winner taking the whole; also, in public billiard rooms, a game in which the loser pays the entrance fee for all who ... | |