| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| SEVERE | Acute | |
| AWOKE | Acute | |
| KEEN | Acute | |
| SHARP | Acute | |
| ACUTANGULAR | Acute-angled. | |
| DISTRESS | Acute anxiety | |
| PANIC | Acute anxiety | |
| AGONY | Acute pain | |
| ANGST | Acute anxiety | |
| CLAIRVOYANCE | Acute insight | |
| HEARTBURN | Acute indigestion | |
| TORMENT | Acute suffering | |
| DISCERNMENT | Acute judgment | |
| SHARPER | More acute | |
| ANGUISH | Acute distress | |
| SUBACUTE | Moderalely acute. | |
| CLEAR-SIGHTEDNESS | Acute discernment. | |
| DIPHTHERIA | Acute throat infection | |
| CHOLERA | Acute intestinal infection | |
| AMNESIA | Acute memory loss | |
| FAMINE | Acute food shortage | |
| POLIO | Acute viral disease | |
| AGUE | An acute fever. | |
| OXYTONE | An acute sound. | |
| SUBTILE | Acute; piercing; searching. | |