| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| CUFFS | Strikes | |
| ATTACKS | Strikes | |
| SWIPES | Strikes | |
| RAPS | Strikes | |
| SMACKS | Strikes | |
| WHAMS | Strikes forcefully | |
| AIRRAIDS | Bombing strikes | |
| MINTS | Strikes coins | |
| IRES | Sourdough strikes | |
| ORES | Sourdough strikes | |
| AIR RAIDS | Bombing strikes (3,5) | |
| KICKS | Strikes with foot | |
| COMPROMISES | Strikes a balance | |
| TURKEY | Bird commits three strikes | |
| POUNDS | Strikes heavily and often | |
| SLAPS | Strikes with open hand | |
| LASHES | Strikes things ... she can bat! | |
| SCAB | First of strikes called about blackleg | |
| WASH | Ten strikes, or bushels, of oysters. | |
| CLOCK | A watch, esp. one that strikes. | |
| EPISODEVTHE | Film, Star Wars ... Empire Strikes Back | |
| CROSSBOW | Angry salute ... it strikes from a distance! | |
| EPISODE V THE | Film, Star Wars: ... Empire Strikes Back (7,1,3) | |
| TENPINBOWLING | In which strikes are a highly desirable outcome | |
| PERCUTIENT | That which strikes, or has power to strike. | |