| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| NAMING | Nominating | |
| ELECTING | Nominating as a competitor | |
| ENTERING | Nominating as a competitor | |
| NOMINATION | The act of naming or nominating; designation of a person as a candidate for office; the power of nominating; the state of being nominated. | |
| DELEGATE | One sent by any constituency to act as its representative in a convention; as, a delegate to a convention for nominating officers, or for forming or altering a constitution. | |
| CAUCUS | ...ersons belonging to a party, to nominate candidates for public office, or to select delegates to a nominating convention, or to confer regarding... | |