| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| WORST | Bad, worse, ... | |
| ESCALATES | Worried as Lee’s act goes from bad to worse | |
| DEPRAVE | To make bad or worse; to vitiate; to corrupt. | |
| IMPROVE | To advance or progress in bad qualities; to grow worse. | |
| WORSE | In a worse degree; in a manner more evil or bad. | |
| REFORM | ... to restore to a former good state, or bring from bad to good; to change from worse to better; to amend; to correct; as, to reform a profligate ... | |
| FROM | ...ll sprung from Adam, and often go from good to bad, and from bad to worse; the merit of an action depends on the principle from which it proceed... | |