| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| SKIMP | Be very thrifty | |
| STINT | Be thrifty | |
| SCRIMPS | Is very thrifty | |
| ABOUND | Be very prevalent | |
| EKED | Was very thrifty | |
| EXULT | Be very glad | |
| SWELTER | Be very hot | |
| PRESTO | To be played very fast | |
| ROAST | Make or be very hot | |
| DYING | Very eager to be moribund | |
| OBLIGED | Compelled to be very grateful | |
| MYSTERIOUS | Yes, tourism can be very strange | |
| INFANT | Very young to be involved in fantasy | |
| EVIL | Very bad to be seen in vaudeville | |