| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| FUSSING | Fretting | |
| EXULCERATION | A fretting; a festering; soreness. | |
| CORROSIVE | Having the quality of fretting or vexing. | |
| RIPPLE | The fretting or dimpling of the surface, as of running water; little curling waves. | |
| MARLINE | A small line composed of two strands a little twisted, used for winding around ropes and cables, to prevent their being weakened by fretting. | |
| HARASS | To fatigue; to tire with repeated and exhausting efforts; esp., to weary by importunity, teasing, or fretting; to cause to endure excessive burdens or anxieties; -- sometimes followed by out. | |