| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| DETERIORATE | Decline | |
| DIP | Decline | |
| REFUSE | Decline | |
| SLUMP | Decline | |
| WORSEN | Decline | |
| DESCENT | Moral decline | |
| PLUNGE | Decline steeply | |
| DYING | In decline | |
| VETO | Decline consent | |
| DECLINED | Of Decline | |
| DECLINING | Of Decline | |
| DECADENT | In moral decline | |
| ABSTAIN | Decline to vote | |
| FALLOFF | Decline or drop | |
| FALLUP | Decline or drop | |
| EBB | Decline sea change? | |
| DWINDLE | Diminish or decline | |
| FLAG | Decline (of interest) | |
| RECESSION | Temporary economic decline | |
| FADING | On the decline | |
| SINKING | On the decline | |
| RECEDE | Grow less, decline | |
| WANE | Decline in power | |
| VAIL | Submission; decline; descent. | |
| TURNDOWN | Decline in economic activity | |