| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| ADVERSE | Untoward | |
| AWKWARD | Perverse; adverse; untoward. | |
| UNTOWARDLY | Perverse; froward; untoward. | |
| UNTOWARD | Inconvenient; troublesome; vexatious; unlucky; unfortunate; as, an untoward wind or accident. | |
| CONTRETEMPS | An unexpected and untoward accident; something inopportune or embarrassing; a hitch. | |
| CROOKEDLY | In a curved or crooked manner; in a perverse or untoward manner. | |