| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| EXCEEDS | Surpasses | |
| ECLIPSES | Surpasses | |
| TRANSCENDS | Surpasses | |
| OUTSTRIPS | Surpasses | |
| TOPS | Surpasses | |
| EXCELS | Surpasses | |
| BESTS | Defeats or surpasses | |
| OUTFOXES | Surpasses in cunning | |
| TRANCSCENDENT | That which surpasses or is supereminent; that which is very excellent. | |
| MORE | A greater quantity, amount, or number; that which exceeds or surpasses in any way what it is compared with. | |
| SUPERIOR | One who is above, or surpasses, another in rank, station, office, age, ability, or merit; one who surpasses in what is desirable; as, Addison has no superior as a writer of pure English. | |