| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| DEADENING | Benumbing | |
| CRIPPLING | Benumbing | |
| NUMB | Producing numbness; benumbing; as, the numb, cold night. | |
| BENUMBMENT | Act of benumbing, or state of being benumbed; torpor. | |
| TORPEDINOUS | Of or pertaining to a torpedo; resembling a torpedo; exerting a benumbing influence; stupefying; dull; torpid. | |