| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| PANIC | Sudden terror | |
| FRIGHT | Sudden terror | |
| AFFRIGHT | Sudden and great fear; terror. It expresses a stronger impression than fear, or apprehension, perhaps less than terror. | |
| SHRIEK | A sharp, shrill outcry or scream; a shrill wild cry such as is caused by sudden or extreme terror, pain, or the like. | |
| ALARM | Sudden surprise with fear or terror excited by apprehension of danger; in the military use, commonly, sudden apprehension of being attacked by surprise. | |
| ASTONISH | To strike with sudden fear, terror, or wonder; to amaze; to surprise greatly, as with something unaccountable; to confound with some sudden emotion or passion. | |
| APPALL | ...th fear in such a manner that the mind shrinks, or loses its firmness; to overcome with sudden terror or horror; to dismay; as, the sight appall... | |