| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| PUPS | Whelps | |
| PUPPY | To bring forth whelps; to pup. | |
| PUP | To bring forth whelps or young, as the female of the canine species. | |
| FLEET | To slip on the whelps or the barrel of a capstan or windlass; -- said of a cable or hawser. | |
| WHELP | One of the young of a dog or a beast of prey; a puppy; a cub; as, a lion's whelps. | |