| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| OLDHANDS | Veterans | |
| OLDTIMERS | Veterans | |
| RSL | Veterans organisation | |
| OLD HANDS | Veterans who end up on watchmakers’ scrapheaps? | |
| OFFICER | To command as an officer; as, veterans from old regiments officered the recruits. | |
| BETTER | In a superior or more excellent manner; with more skill and wisdom, courage, virtue, advantage, or success; as, Henry writes better than John; veterans fight better than recruits. | |