| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| MISHAP | Unlucky accident | |
| MISADVENTURE | Mischance; misfortune; ill lick; unlucky accident; ill adventure. | |
| UNTOWARD | Inconvenient; troublesome; vexatious; unlucky; unfortunate; as, an untoward wind or accident. | |
| TRAVERSE | Something that thwarts, crosses, or obstructs; a cross accident; as, he would have succeeded, had it not been for unlucky traverses not under his control. |