| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| OVERSHADOWS | Obscures | |
| FOGS | Obscures | |
| OBSCURER | One who, or that which, obscures. | |
| MIST | Hence, anything which dims or darkens, and obscures or intercepts vision. | |
| BLUR | That which obscures without effacing; a stain; a blot, as upon paper or other substance. | |
| OBSCURANT | One who obscures; one who prevents enlightenment or hinders the progress of knowledge and wisdom. | |
| BRIGHTEN | To improve or relieve by dispelling gloom or removing that which obscures and darkens; to shed light upon; to make cheerful; as, to brighten one's prospects. | |
| CLOUD | That which has a dark, lowering, or threatening aspect; that which temporarily overshadows, obscures, or depresses; as, a cloud of sorrow; a cloud of war; a cloud upon the intellect. | |
| HARMATTAN | ... of Africa, in December, January, and February, blowing from the interior or Sahara. It is usually accompanied by a haze which obscures the sun.... | |