| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| TAPERED | Diminished gradually | |
| WASTE | To be diminished; to lose bulk, substance, strength, value, or the like, gradually; to be consumed; to dwindle; to grow less. | |
| WEAR | To be wasted, consumed, or diminished, by being used; to suffer injury, loss, or extinction by use or time; to decay, or be spent, gradually. | |
| DECREASE | To grow less, -- opposed to increase; to be diminished gradually, in size, degree, number, duration, etc., or in strength, quality, or excellen... |