| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| DIATRIBE | Verbal attack | |
| BROADSIDE | Fierce verbal attack | |
| HATCHETJOB | Fierce verbal attack | |
| POLEMIC | Fierce verbal or written attack | |
| APPRISE | To give notice, verbal or written; to inform; -- followed by of; as, we will apprise the general of an intended attack; he apprised the commander of what he had done. | |