| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| GUSHER | Oil well | |
| PEPPERMINT | A volatile oil (oil of peppermint) distilled from the fresh herb; also, a well-known essence or spirit (essence of peppermint) obtained from it. | |
| TORPEDO | An explosive cartridge or shell lowered or dropped into a bored oil well, and there exploded, to clear the well of obstructions or to open communication with a source of supply of oil. | |
| MORINGA | ... in commerce as ben or ben nuts, and yield the oil called oil of ben. ... | |
| BORE | ... boring instrument; to cut a circular hole by the rotary motion of a tool; as, to bore for water or oil (i. e., to sink a well by boring for wat... | |