The term 'beat soundly' can be defined by a variety of crossword solutions, such as routed (6 letters), TROUNCE (7 letters), WALLOP (6 letters), LICK (4 letters), ROUT (4 letters), CLOBBER (7 letters), THRASH (6 letters), PUMMEL (6 letters), CREAM (5 letters), TAN (3 letters), LARRUP (6 letters), PLASTER (7 letters), DRUB (4 letters), LAM (3 letters), and SMEAR (5 letters). These words all refer to a forceful or violent action, usually involving physical contact, that is used to defeat someone or something. The term 'beat soundly' implies that the action was done with a great deal of force and was successful in achieving the desired result.