| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| REDUCE | Become smaller | |
| SHRINK | Become smaller | |
| CONTRACT | Become smaller or narrower | |
| DWINDLE | Become smaller and smaller | |
| TAPER | To become gradually smaller toward one end; as, a sugar loaf tapers toward one end. | |
| DIMINISH | To become or appear less or smaller; to lessen; as, the apparent size of an object diminishes as we recede from it. | |
| CRUSH | To be or become broken down or in, or pressed into a smaller compass, by external weight or force; as, an eggshell crushes easily. | |
| SLUG | To become reduced in diameter, or changed in shape, by passing from a larger to a smaller part of the bore of the barrel; -- said of a bullet when fired from a gun, pistol, or other firearm. | |
| RABBIT | ... countries. It is remarkably prolific, and has become a pest in some parts of Australia and New Zealand. ... | |
| ASS | ...er than the horse, and having a peculiarly harsh bray and long ears. The tame or domestic ass is patient, slow, and sure-footed, and has become ... | |