| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| CORRODE | Eat away | |
| GNAW | Eat away | |
| ERODE | Eat away | |
| BEGNAW | To gnaw; to eat away; to corrode. | |
| CORRODIATE | To eat away by degrees; to corrode. | |
| CANKER | To affect as a canker; to eat away; to corrode; to consume. | |
| FRET | To rub; to wear away by friction; to chafe; to gall; hence, to eat away; to gnaw; as, to fret cloth; to fret a piece of gold or other metal; a worm frets the plants of a ship. | |