| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| ILL USE | Maltreat | |
| ILLUSE | Maltreat | |
| ABUSE | Maltreat | |
| MALETREAT | See Maltreat. | |
| MALTREATED | Of Maltreat | |
| MALTREATING | Of Maltreat | |
| MISHANDLE | To handle ill or wrongly; to maltreat. | |
| ILLTREAT | To treat cruelly or improperly; to ill use; to maltreat. | |
| ASSASSINATE | To assail with murderous intent; hence, by extended meaning, to maltreat exceedingly. | |