| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| AFFAIRS | Matters | |
| FINANCES | Money matters | |
| ECONOMICS | Financial matters | |
| FISCAL | Of financial matters | |
| EMER | Life or death matters | |
| EMERGENCIES | Life or death matters | |
| ISSUES | Susie confused small matters | |
| BICKER | Argue over petty matters | |
| ECONOMIST | Specialist in financial matters | |
| GEAR | Business matters; affairs; concern. | |
| EXCRETA | Matters to be excreted. | |
| CHATTERS | Talks informally about unimportant matters | |
| DEBRIEFED | Discussed matters after the event | |
| DISCRIMINATE | Be discerning in matters of taste | |
| TRANSACT | To conduct matters; to manage affairs. | |
| SEDIMENTS | “Matters that are settled,” said immense speaker | |
| SERIOUS | In verse, Rio usually concerned with important matters | |
| BLAZER | One who spreads reports or blazes matters abroad. | |
| BROKE | To act as procurer in love matters; to pimp. | |
| SPOFFISH | Earnest and active in matters of no moment; bustling. | |
| ADIAPHORISTIC | Pertaining to matters indifferent in faith and practice. | |
| MISCELLANEA | A collection of miscellaneous matters; matters of various kinds. | |
| SYNOD | An ecclesiastic council or meeting to consult on church matters. | |
| AIR BED | A sack or matters inflated with air, and used as a bed. | |
| FINANCIER | One skilled in financial operations; one acquainted with money matters. | |