| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| TROD | Stepped | |
| OFFERED | Stepped forward | |
| ADVANCED | Stepped forward | |
| DISEMBARKED | Stepped ashore | |
| PACED | Stepped out | |
| RESIGNED | Stepped down | |
| VOLUNTEERED | Stepped forward | |
| STOPEN | Stepped; gone; advanced. | |
| SPED | Stepped on the gas | |
| ACCELERATED | Stepped on the gas | |
| INTERVENED | Stepped in and reinvented problem | |
| ALIGHTED | Stepped down? But you’re on fire, Ed! | |
| STEPPED | Provided with a step or steps; having a series of offsets or parts resembling the steps of stairs; as, a stepped key. | |
| YAWL-RIGGED | Having two masts with fore-and-aft sails, but differing from a schooner in that the after mast is very small, and stepped as far aft as possible. See Illustration in Appendix. | |