| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| FRIENDS | Mates | |
| PALS | Mates | |
| FRIENDLESS | Without mates | |
| POLYGAMOUS | Having several mates | |
| SAILORS | Mates at sea? | |
| TEAMS | Mates changed sides | |
| SEVENDWARFS | Snow White’s mates | |
| THESAME | Identical mates he swapped around | |
| GOITALONE | Perform without mates or helpers | |
| AMIGOS | Mexican mates in Miami, gossiping a bit | |
| COMET | One of Rudolph’s mates finds me in bed | |
| MACHETES | Mr Guevara gets stuck into mates for having jungle weapons | |
| MATE | To be or become a mate or mates, especially in sexual companionship; as, some birds mate for life; this bird will not mate with that one. | |