| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| SLOWS | Retards | |
| DELAYS | Retards (progress) | |
| LETTER | One who retards or hinders. | |
| RETARDER | One who, or that which, retards. | |
| RETARDATION | That which retards; an obstacle; an obstruction. | |
| DRAG | Hence, anything that retards; a clog; an obstacle to progress or enjoyment. | |
| ANTISEPTIC | A substance which prevents or retards putrefaction, or destroys, or protects from, putrefactive organisms; as, salt, carbolic acid, alcohol, cinchona. | |