| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| CABLE | Strong rope | |
| FORESTAY | A large, strong rope, reaching from the foremast head to the bowsprit, to support the mast. See Illust. under Ship. | |
| BREECHING | A strong rope rove through the cascabel of a cannon and secured to ringbolts in the ship's side, to limit the recoil of the gun when it is discharged. | |
| LINE | A linen thread or string; a slender, strong cord; also, a cord of any thickness; a rope; a hawser; as, a fishing line; a line for snaring birds; a clothesline; a towline. | |
| STAY | A large, strong rope, employed to support a mast, by being extended from the head of one mast down to some other, or to some part of the vessel... | |