| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| SENSATIONAL | Melodramatic | |
| HISTRIONIC | Melodramatic | |
| HAMMY | Melodramatic | |
| OVERTHETOP | Melodramatic | |
| OVER THE TOP | Melodramatic (4,3,3) | |
| OVERACT | Be melodramatic | |
| HEROICS | Melodramatic behavior | |
| HISTRIONICS | Melodramatic behavior | |
| BLOODANDTHUNDER | Melodramatic adventure story (colloq) | |
| PORKCHOP | Meaty snack that's proverbially melodramatic | |
| OVERACTS | Exaggeratedly melodramatic while remaining with production of Cats | |