| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| COUPLING | Pairing | |
| MISMATCHING | Pairing unsuitably | |
| COMBINATION | Pairing, addition | |
| POLYGAMOUS | Pairing with more than one female. | |
| MISMATCH | Mac and Smith became an unsuitable pairing | |
| MIXOGAMOUS | Pairing with several males; -- said of certain fishes of which several males accompany each female during spawning. | |
| SYNDYASMIAN | Pertaining to the state of pairing together sexually; -- said of animals during periods of procreation and while rearing their offspring. | |
| ODD | Not paired with another, or remaining over after a pairing; without a mate; unmatched; single; as, an odd shoe; an odd glove. | |
| SWEEP | In the game of casino, a pairing or combining of all the cards on the board, and so removing them all; in whist, the winning of all the tricks (thirteen) in a hand; a slam. | |