| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| DETRACT | Diminish, ... from | |
| CHIP | To cut small pieces from; to diminish or reduce to shape, by cutting away a little at a time; to hew. | |
| ABATE | To bring down or reduce from a higher to a lower state, number, or degree; to lessen; to diminish; to contract; to moderate; to cut short; as, to abate a demand; to abate pride, zeal, hope. | |
| RECOUPE | To keep back rightfully (a part), as if by cutting off, so as to diminish a sum due; to take off (a part) from damages; to deduct; as, where a ... | |
| INDULGENCE | ...hrough the church. It is therefore believed to diminish or destroy for sins the punishment of purgatory. ... | |