| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| EVADE | Parry | |
| FENCE | Dealer’s parry? | |
| PARRIED | Of Parry | |
| PARRIES | Of Parry | |
| PARRYING | Of Parry | |
| FEND | Parry, ... off | |
| RIPOST | In fencing, a return thrust after a parry. | |
| PARRY | To ward off; to stop, or to turn aside; as, to parry a thrust, a blow, or anything that means or threatens harm. | |
| MAIN-GAUCHE | The dagger held in the left hand, while the rapier is held in the right; -- used to parry thrusts of the adversary's rapier. | |