| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| VOWING | Promising | |
| UPANDCOMING | Promising | |
| ROSY | Promising | |
| HOPEFUL | Promising success | |
| PLEDGING | Looks promising in crumpled gingham? | |
| PROMISSIVE | Making a promise; implying a promise; promising. | |
| DIAMONDRING | Band following Sweet Caroline singer looks promising on the one hand | |
| HOPELESS | Giving no ground of hope; promising nothing desirable; desperate; as, a hopeless cause. | |
| PROMISING | Making a promise or promises; affording hope or assurance; as, promising person; a promising day. | |
| LIKELY | Having such qualities as make success probable; well adapted to the place; promising; as, a likely young man; a likely servant. | |
| NOTE | A written or printed paper acknowledging a debt, and promising payment; as, a promissory note; a note of hand; a negotiable note. | |