| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| EXPANDED | Grew | |
| ENLARGED | Grew | |
| WAXED | Grew | |
| WANED | Grew dim | |
| WEARIED | Grew tired | |
| AGED | Grew old | |
| SPROUTED | Grew quickly | |
| GOTON | Grew old | |
| DARKENED | Grew dim | |
| SHRANK | Grew smaller | |
| HEATEDUP | Grew warmer | |
| DIMMED | Grew faint | |
| FLAGGED | Grew weary | |
| AUGMENTED | Grew larger | |
| HEATED UP | Grew warmer (6,2) | |
| GOT ON | Grew old (3,2) | |
| NARROWED | Grew less wide | |
| CONTRACTED | Grew less, shrank | |
| DEVELOPED | Took shape; grew | |
| SIEGE | Blockade spikes grew oddly | |
| REGENERATED | Grew back (of forest) | |
| WARMED | Grew to like, ... to | |
| APPRECIATED | Was grateful for how investment grew | |
| MANAGED | Chap grew old, but still coped | |
| GEEK | Computer nerd grew elks, oddly enough | |