| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| APLOMB | Self-possession | |
| COOLNESS | Self-possession | |
| COLLECTEDNESS | A collected state of the mind; self-possession. | |
| CONFUSE | To perplex; to disconcert; to abash; to cause to lose self-possession. | |
| CONFUSION | The state of being abashed or disconcerted; loss self-possession; perturbation; shame. | |
| SELF-POSSESSION | The possession of one's powers; calmness; self-command; presence of mind; composure. | |
| CONTEND | To struggle or exert one's self to obtain or retain possession of, or to defend. | |
| UPSET | To disturb the self-possession of; to disorder the nerves of; to make ill; as, the fright upset her. | |
| SECURE | To get possession of; to make one's self secure of; to acquire certainly; as, to secure an estate. | |
| ABASH | To destroy the self-possession of; to confuse or confound, as by exciting suddenly a consciousness of guilt, mistake, or inferiority; to put to shame; to disconcert; to discomfit. | |
| PROCURE | ...or to come into possession of; to acquire or provide for one's self or for another; to gain; to get; to obtain by any means, as by purchase or ... | |