| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| CRUX | Vital part | |
| MARROW | Vital part | |
| HEART | Vital part; secret meaning; real intention. | |
| VITAL | A vital part; one of the vitals. | |
| PITH | Hence: The which contains the strength of life; the vital or essential part; concentrated force; vigor; strength; importance; as, the speech lacked pith. | |
| SPIRIT | ...man; the soul, in distinction from the body in which it resides; the agent or subject of vital and spiritual functions, whether spiritual or ... | |
| QUICK | The life; the mortal point; a vital part; a part susceptible of serious injury or keen feeling; the sensitive living flesh; the part of a finge... | |