| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| FONDLES | Strokes | |
| CARESSES | Strokes | |
| PETS | Stepback strokes | |
| PUTTS | Golfing strokes | |
| COUPS | Clever strokes | |
| PATS | Strokes gently | |
| FLUKES | Strokes of luck | |
| GODSENDS | Strokes of luck | |
| WINDFALLS | Strokes of luck | |
| MISFORTUNES | Strokes of bad luck | |
| SLASHES | Cuts with sweeping strokes | |
| LICKS | Strokes of the tongue | |
| PADDLE | Swim with short rapid strokes | |
| CHOPPING | Act of cutting by strokes. | |
| PARSLEY | Expected strokes Leigh reported for a green | |
| DRUMBEAT | The pattern of strokes on a drum | |
| SNIPS | Spins around and cuts in with quick strokes | |
| TOE | Touch the line to conform with even strokes | |
| AFLOAT | Touch the line to conform with even strokes | |
| PECK | To make strokes with the beak, or with a pointed instrument. | |
| STROKER | One who strokes; also, one who pretends to cure by stroking. | |
| FLIP-FLAP | With repeated strokes and noise, as of something long and loose. | |
| COUNT-WHEEL | The wheel in a clock which regulates the number of strokes. | |
| TOLL | The sound of a bell produced by strokes slowly and uniformly repeated. | |
| FLOURISH | To make ornamental strokes with the pen; to write graceful, decorative figures. | |