| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| ABLE | Proficient | |
| SKILFUL | Proficient | |
| CAPABLE | Proficient | |
| ADEPT | Proficient | |
| ABLER | More proficient | |
| ATHLETES | People proficient in sports | |
| YOGI | Person proficient in yoga | |
| PROFICIENTLY | In a proficient manner. | |
| CRANIOLOGIST | One proficient in craniology; a phrenologist. | |
| NONPROFICIENT | One who has failed to become proficient. | |
| MASTERSTROKE | To become proficient in swimming style is a brilliant move | |
| ARTIST | A person who is proficient in one of the fine arts | |
| POLYPHONIST | A proficient in the art of multiplying sounds; a ventriloquist. | |
| DABSTER | One who is skilled; a master of his business; a proficient; an adept. | |
| PROFICIENCY | The quality of state of being proficient; advance in the acquisition of any art, science, or knowledge; progression in knowledge; improvement; adeptness; as, to acquire proficiency in music. | |
| PROFICIENT | One who has made considerable advances in any business, art, science, or branch of learning; an expert; an adept; as, proficient in a trade; a proficient in mathematics, music, etc. | |