| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| SOLEMN | Grave serious | |
| SAGE | Grave; serious; solemn. | |
| SOBERLY | Grave; serious; solemn; sad. | |
| SOLEMNIZE | To make grave, serious, and reverential. | |
| SAD | Serious; grave; sober; steadfast; not light or frivolous. | |
| SADDEN | To make grave or serious; to make melancholy or sorrowful. | |
| SOBER | Serious or subdued in demeanor, habit, appearance, or color; solemn; grave; sedate. | |
| SEVERE | Serious in feeeling or manner; sedate; grave; austere; not light, lively, or cheerful. | |
| DEMURE | Of sober or serious mien; composed and decorous in bearing; of modest look; staid; grave. | |
| GRAVE | Of importance; momentous; weighty; influential; sedate; serious; -- said of character, relations, etc.; as, grave deportment, character, influence, etc. | |