| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| EDITORIAL | Newspaper column | |
| BALAAM | A paragraph describing something wonderful, used to fill out a newspaper column; -- an allusion to the miracle of Balaam's ass speaking. | |
| COLUMN | A perpendicular set of lines, not extending across the page, and separated from other matter by a rule or blank space; as, a column in a newspaper. | |
| SLIP | A portion of the columns of a newspaper or other work struck off by itself; a proof from a column of type when set up and in the galley. |