| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| ANTES | Stakes | |
| BETS | Stakes | |
| WAGERS | Stakes | |
| UPPED | Raised (stakes) | |
| UPPEDTHEANTE | Raised stakes | |
| UPPING | Raising (stakes) | |
| PICKETS | Pointed stakes | |
| UPPED THE ANTE | Raised stakes (5,3,4) | |
| IMPALING | Piercing with stakes | |
| IMPALEMENT | Piercing with stakes | |
| STOCKADE | Barrier of stakes | |
| PALISADES | Fences of stakes | |
| GAMBLE | Play for stakes | |
| UPTHEANTE | Play for higher stakes | |
| PICKET | To fortify with pointed stakes. | |
| POSTSCRIPT | Stakes vault, apparently as an afterthought | |
| PALISADE | Fence of stakes or iron railings | |
| LEAVING | Pulling up stakes on a jet plane | |
| EMPALEMENT | A fencing, inclosing, or fortifying with stakes. | |
| UNSPAR | To take the spars, stakes, or bars from. | |
| SWEEPSTAKE | A winning of all the stakes or prizes. | |
| CASINO | Place known for its stakes and chips? You bet! | |
| IMPALE | To inclose, as with pales or stakes; to surround. | |
| BUTTER | To increase, as stakes, at every throw or every game. | |
| SWEEPSTAKES | A winning of all the stakes or prizes; a sweepstake. | |