| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| DINED | Ate | |
| ERODED | Ate away | |
| GOBBLED | Ate greedily | |
| FEASTED | Ate sumptuously | |
| SNACKED | Ate lightly | |
| DEVOURED | Ate up hungrily | |
| OVERINDULGED | Ate too much | |
| DIETED | Ate prescribed meals | |
| TEA | Cooked/ate an evening meal | |
| EMANATED | Englishman ate date spread | |
| LAMENTABLE | Sad bellman ate poorly | |
| EMPHATIC | Stressed chimp ate badly | |
| ACUTE | Sharp copper ate outside | |
| EIGHT | How many ate, apparently? | |
| PULMOBRANCHIATE | Same as Pulmonibranchiata, -ate. | |
| EVE | Adam’s partner secretly ate vegetables | |
| CONSOLIDATE | Con ate, gobbling solid fuse | |
| GREATEST | Almighty ogre ate starving prisoners | |
| HATEFUL | Horrid wretch ate full slice! | |
| DONATE | Mr Trump half ate hand-out | |
| SLUSH | Ate loudly at young age | |
| INEBRIATE | Fried in brie, ate mixture | |
| LATER | Afterwards Elle ate last eclair | |
| FETA | Last chef ate returned cheese | |
| ETHANEL | Strange hen ate fuel gas | |