| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| DISMISSAL | Retrenchment | |
| RETRENCH | To furnish with a retrenchment; as, to retrench bastions. | |
| RETRENCHMENT | The act or process of retrenching; as, the retrenchment of words in a writing. | |
| SYNCOPE | An elision or retrenchment of one or more letters or syllables from the middle of a word; as, ne'er for never, ev'ry for every. | |
| RETIRADE | A kind of retrenchment, as in the body of a bastion, which may be disputed inch by inch after the defenses are dismantled. It usually consists of two faces which make a reentering angle. | |