| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| TOSSES | Slings | |
| SLINGER | One who slings, or uses a sling. | |
| ARTILLERY | Munitions of war; implements for warfare, as slings, bows, and arrows. | |
| UNSLING | To take off the slings of, as a yard, a cask, or the like; to release from the slings. | |
| RAM | In ancient warfare, a long beam suspended by slings in a framework, and used for battering the walls of cities; a battering-ram. | |
| QUARTER | The after-part of a vessel's side, generally corresponding in extent with the quarter-deck; also, the part of the yardarm outside of the slings. | |