| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| THUG | Ruffian | |
| SCAMP | Young ruffian | |
| CUTTER | A ruffian; a bravo; a destroyer. | |
| HACKSTER | A bully; a bravo; a ruffian; an assassin. | |
| RUFFIAN | To play the ruffian; to rage; to raise tumult. | |
| RUFFLER | One who ruffles; a swaggerer; a bully; a ruffian. | |
| RUFFIANISH | Having the qualities or manners of a ruffian; ruffianly. | |
| RUFFIANLY | Like a ruffian; bold in crimes; characteristic of a ruffian; violent; brutal. | |
| DESPERADO | A reckless, furious man; a person urged by furious passions, and regardless of consequence; a wild ruffian. | |
| HIGHBINDER | A ruffian; one who hounds, or spies upon, another; app. esp. to the members of certain alleged societies among the Chinese. | |