| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| EARSPLITTING | Deafening | |
| NOISY | Deafening | |
| LOUDEST | Most deafening | |
| EAR-SPLITTING | Deafening; disagreeably loud or shrill; as, ear-splitting strains. | |
| PUGGING | Mortar or the like, laid between the joists under the boards of a floor, or within a partition, to deaden sound; -- in the United States usually called deafening. | |