| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| SOFTER | More tender | |
| SORER | More tender | |
| SOLE | The horny substance under a horse's foot, which protects the more tender parts. | |
| SUSCEPTIBLE | Capable of impression; having nice sensibility; impressible; tender; sensitive; as, children are more susceptible than adults; a man of a susceptible heart. | |
| RELENT | To become less severe or intense; to become less hard, harsh, cruel, or the like; to soften in temper; to become more mild and tender; to feel compassion. | |
| AFFECTION | ...or tender attachment; -- often in the pl. Formerly followed by to, but now more generally by for or towards; as, filial, social, or conjugal ... | |