| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| CUTTHROAT | Ruthless | |
| HARSH | Ruthless | |
| DOGEATDOG | Ruthless competition | |
| TRUCULENT | Cruel; destructive; ruthless. | |
| HARDASNAILS | Harder snails sound ruthless | |
| CRUEL | Ruthless car quietly loses seconds | |
| GESTAPO | Postage sorted by ruthless interrogators | |
| TURRET | Where bowman hid, in backwater. Ruthless! | |