| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| CUB | Young lion | |
| LIONET | A young or small lion. | |
| LIONEL | The whelp of a lioness; a young lion. | |
| WHELP | One of the young of a dog or a beast of prey; a puppy; a cub; as, a lion's whelps. | |
| SPHINX | On Greek art and mythology, a she-monster, usually represented as having the winged body of a lion, and the face and breast of a young woman. | |