| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| MOPER | Gloomy one | |
| MELANCHOLIC | One affected with a gloomy state of mind. | |
| ASIDE | Out of one's thoughts; off; away; as, to put aside gloomy thoughts. | |
| BLUE | Severe or over strict in morals; gloom; as, blue and sour religionists; suiting one who is over strict in morals; inculcating an impracticable, severe, or gloomy mortality; as, blue laws. |