| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| STRICT | Grim | |
| STERN | Grim | |
| SCYTHE | Grim Reaper’s blade | |
| GRIMLY | Grim; hideous; stern. | |
| TORVED | Stern; grim. See Torvous. | |
| IMAM | Grim ambassador embraces religious leader | |
| DEATH | Grim reaper spotted inside Athens | |
| MARIGOLD | Re-arranges a grim old flower | |
| MOB | Crowd makes some grim observations | |
| REAPER | Grim harvester about to get ape, right? | |
| ODOURS | Grim to be caught in overseas aromas | |
| SEVERE | Grim little revolution back in bishop’s diocese | |
| MADRIGAL | A grim lad is transformed by medieval song | |
| GRUM | Morose; severe of countenance; sour; surly; glum; grim. | |
| TORVOUS | Sour of aspect; of a severe countenance; stern; grim. | |
| DOGGEDNESS | Sullen or obstinate determination; grim resolution or persistence. | |
| GAUNT | Attenuated, as with fasting or suffering; lean; meager; pinched and grim. | |
| FROWN | To contract the brow in displeasure, severity, or sternness; to scowl; to put on a stern, grim, or surly look. | |