| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| TRENCH | Troops cover | |
| CAVIN | A hollow way, adapted to cover troops, and facilitate their aproach to a place. | |
| COVER | Shelter; protection; as, the troops fought under cover of the batteries; the woods afforded a good cover. | |
| MASK | To cover or keep in check; as, to mask a body of troops or a fortess by a superior force, while some hostile evolution is being carried out. | |
| PARALLEL | ...re a besieged fortress, by the besieging force, as a cover for troops supporting the attacking batteries. They are roughly parallel to the li... | |
| TESTUDO | A cover or screen which a body of troops formed with their shields or targets, by holding them over their heads when standing close to each oth... | |