| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| ROBUSTEST | Most strong | |
| GUST | Strong breeze for most of August | |
| GALE | A strong current of air; a wind between a stiff breeze and a hurricane. The most violent gales are called tempests. | |
| STRONG | ...in the old declensional endings. In the Teutonic languages the vowel stems have held the original endings most firmly, and are called strong; th... | |
| SWAN | Any one of numerous species of large aquatic birds belonging to Cygnus, Olor, and allied genera of the subfamily Cygninae. They have a large an... | |
| SHRIKE | Any one of numerous species of oscinine birds of the family Laniidae, having a strong hooked bill, toothed at the tip. Most shrikes are insecti... | |
| MOTMOT | ...ine birds of the genus Momotus, having a strong serrated beak. In most of the species the two long middle tail feathers are racket-shaped at the... | |
| PARAFFINE | ...ant. It is very inert, not being acted upon by most of the strong chemical reagents. It was formerly regarded as a definite compound, but is now... | |