| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| HIDEAWAYS | Retreats | |
| RECEDES | Retreats | |
| WITHDRAWALS | Strategic retreats | |
| EBBS | Waterfront retreats? | |
| OASES | Pleasant retreats | |
| OASIS | Pleasant retreats | |
| BOWSOUT | Retreats graciously | |
| REDOUBTS | Last retreats | |
| NESTS | Cosy retreats | |
| ASHRAMS | Religious retreats in South Asia | |
| SCARCEMENT | An offset where a wall or bank of earth, etc., retreats, leaving a shelf or footing. | |
| RETIREMENT | A place of seclusion or privacy; a place to which one withdraws or retreats; a private abode. | |
| BRIGAND | A lawless fellow who lives by plunder; one of a band of robbers; especially, one of a gang living in mountain retreats; a highwayman; a freebooter. | |
| REDEMPTORIST | ...eaching to the neglected, esp. in missions and retreats, and are forbidden by their rule to engage in the instruction of youth. ... | |