| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| EXERTS | Wields | |
| BRANDISHES | Wields (sword) | |
| AXMAN | One who wields an ax. | |
| WELDER | One who welds, or wields. | |
| BILL | One who wields a bill; a billman. | |
| BATTER | One who wields a bat; a batsman. | |
| WIELDER | One who wields or employs; a manager; a controller. | |
| BATSMAN | The one who wields the bat in cricket, baseball, etc. | |
| GOD | Figuratively applied to one who wields great or despotic power. | |
| FACILE | Ready; quick; expert; as, he is facile in expedients; he wields a facile pen. | |
| STRIKER | One who, or that which, strikes; specifically, a blacksmith's helper who wields the sledge. | |
| IMPERIAL | Belonging to, or suitable to, supreme authority, or one who wields it; royal; sovereign; supreme. | |