| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| APPEARED | Seemed | |
| DUE | Outstanding duel seemed never-ending | |
| LOOKED | Seemed OK in dole redistribution | |
| REDEEMED | Ruby perhaps seemed unitiated, but fulfilled | |
| CULTRIVOROUS | Devouring knives; swallowing, or pretending to swallow, knives; -- applied to persons who have swallowed, or have seemed to swallow, knives with impunity. | |