| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| ABRUPT | Sudden | |
| JOLT | Sudden shock | |
| CRACKDOWN | Sudden enforcement | |
| BRAINWAVES | Sudden ideas | |
| BRAINSTORM | Sudden ideas | |
| GUSH | Sudden outpouring | |
| SPURT | Sudden burst | |
| RUSH | Sudden demand | |
| CHILL | Sudden cold | |
| JOLTS | Sudden shocks | |
| FLAREUP | Sudden outburst | |
| EMERGENCIES | Sudden crises | |
| SPATE | Sudden flood | |
| FRESHET | Sudden flood | |
| PANIC | Sudden fear | |
| BURST | Sudden spurt | |
| CLOUDBURSTS | Sudden rainstorms | |
| SURGE | Sudden burst | |
| SALVO | Sudden burst | |
| EXCLAMATION | Sudden cry | |
| ALARM | Sudden fear | |
| DROPS | Sudden reductions | |
| STAB | Sudden pang | |
| IMPULSES | Sudden desires | |
| WINDFALL | Sudden bonanza | |