| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| THIRSTY | Absorbent | |
| TERRY | Absorbent material | |
| SPONGE | Absorbent material | |
| SWAB | Absorbent pad | |
| BLOTTER | Absorbent paper | |
| SORBENT | An absorbent. | |
| TISSUE | Piece of absorbent paper | |
| TOWELLING | Penny departs to dwelling for absorbent fabric | |
| ANTACID | A remedy for acidity of the stomach, as an alkali or absorbent. | |
| KIESELGUHR | Siliceous earth; specifically, porous infusorial earth, used as an absorbent of nitroglycerin in the manufacture of dynamite. | |
| LYMPHATIC | One of the lymphatic or absorbent vessels, which carry lymph and discharge it into the veins; lymph duct; lymphatic duct. | |
| HOLDFAST | A conical or branching body, by which a seaweed is attached to its support, and differing from a root in that it is not specially absorbent of moisture. | |
| TENT | A roll of lint or linen, or a conical or cylindrical piece of sponge or other absorbent, used chiefly to dilate a natural canal, to keep open the orifice of a wound, or to absorb discharges. | |
| ABSORBENT | ...fluid in the stomach and bowels, as magnesia, chalk, etc.; also a substance e. g., iodine) which acts on the absorbent vessels so as to reduce ... | |
| PULU | ... stuffing mattresses, cushions, etc., and as an absorbent. ... | |