| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| FOE | Opponent | |
| ANTAGONIST | Opponent | |
| RIVAL | Opponent | |
| ENEMY | Hostile opponent | |
| SARACEN | Crusaders’ opponent | |
| OPPUGNANT | An opponent. | |
| CRITIC | She evaluates opponent | |
| TACKLING | Stopping an opponent | |
| AWAY | Missing at opponent’s stadium | |
| SARACEM | Opponent of the Crusaders | |
| CONTRARY | An opponent; an enemy. | |
| IRAQ | Gulf War opponent of Iran | |
| SHEPHERD | Obstruct an opponent in football | |
| GOALIE | Target, that is, for striker’s opponent | |
| BYES | Contest rounds without an assigned opponent | |
| LUDDITE | Opponent of technology that replaces jobs | |
| ANTISTROPHON | An argument retorted on an opponent. | |
| OPPOSITE | One who opposes; an opponent; an antagonist. | |
| ENCOUNTERER | One who encounters; an opponent; an antagonist. | |
| DRAGON | St George’s opponent appeared to continue too long | |
| NUTMEG | Spice; kick the ball between an opponent's legs | |
| OPPOSER | One who opposes; an opponent; an antagonist; an adversary. | |
| WRESTLER | Sportsperson who has to come to grips with his opponent | |
| INTERPONENT | One who, or that which, interposes; an interloper, an opponent. | |
| WITHSTANDER | One who withstands, or opposes; an opponent; a resisting power. | |