| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| MATRON | Widows | |
| RELICT | Widows | |
| DIVORCEES | Widows | |
| DOWAGERS | Wealthy widows | |
| DOWERS | Widows' properties | |
| WAS | Used to be widows and spinsters first | |
| WIDOW-MAKER | One who makes widows by destroying husbands. | |
| SUTTEEISM | The practice of self-immolation of widows in Hindostan. | |
| VIDUAGE | The state of widows or of widowhood; also, widows, collectively. | |
| WIDOW-HUNTER | One who courts widows, seeking to marry one with a fortune. | |
| DOWAGER | A title given in England to a widow, to distinguish her from the wife of her husband's heir bearing the same name; -- chiefly applied to widows of personages of rank. | |