| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| THESIS | Essay | |
| REDOING | Rewriting (essay) | |
| REDID | Rewrote (essay) | |
| PAPER | Short essay | |
| ESSAYS | Of Essay | |
| ESSAYED | Of Essay | |
| PROFFER | Essay; attempt. | |
| ESSAYING | Of Essay | |
| PAPERBACK | Novel essay support | |
| SAY | Essay; trial; attempt. | |
| ASSAY | Trial; attempt; essay. | |
| TALES | Anecdotal essay contains lies | |
| ODES | Misunderstood essay showcasing rhymes | |
| THEME | Essay on movie music | |
| CRITIQUE | Critical essay or commentary | |
| TASTE | Essay; trial; experience; experiment. | |
| CATSEYES | Essay, etc, about highway markers | |
| TREATISE | Academic essay reviewed tea rites | |
| EMERSON | Ralph Waldo of essay fame | |
| PROVE | To make trial; to essay. | |
| TOUCH | A slight and brief essay. | |
| SCARINESS | Spine-chilling quality of Oscar, in essay | |
| ERASE | Completely remove section of Vera's essay | |
| TRY | To essay; to attempt; to endeavor. | |
| TRACTATE | A treatise; a tract; an essay. | |