| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| SWINDLE | Scam | |
| CON | Scam | |
| FRAUD | Scam | |
| DODGE | Scam | |
| PYRAMIDSCHEME | Multi-tiered scam | |
| MERCHANDISING | Promotion’s hindering scam arrangement | |
| ICON | I scam national hero | |
| SCREAM | Cry about inside scam | |
| CONTRACTOR | Farm vehicle trails scam builder | |
| BAITANDSWITCH | Scam entailing an unscrupulous substitution | |
| INCONVENIENCE | Trouble in scam around north-eastern Venice | |
| CLARIFICATION | Explanation of scam surrounding artificial ingredients | |
| COLLEEN | Celtic lass left Lee in scam | |
| ASSISTING | Helping sibling caught in a scam | |
| STALLING | Scam involves everyone playing for time | |
| SPASMS | Jerks beginning to scam dad by SMS | |
| ASSETS | Combined wealth freezes following a capital scam | |
| INTERVENTION | Mediation to eliminate federal scam from international convention | |
| RORT | Scam leaders of El Salvador checking out of resort | |