| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| TENDER | Painful | |
| HURTING | Painful | |
| ACHY | Painful | |
| AGONISING | Painful | |
| SORE | Painful | |
| WORSE | More painful | |
| EXQUISITELY | Piercingly (painful) | |
| ACHED | Felt painful | |
| TENNISELBOW | Painful inflammation | |
| APPENDICITIS | Painful inflammation | |
| ACHIER | More painful | |
| TRAVAIL | Painful exertion | |
| SORER | More painful | |
| GRIEF | Painful regret | |
| TORTUROUS | Very painful | |
| SORES | Painful spots | |
| PANGS | Painful emotions | |
| OUCH | Painful cry | |
| SMART | Is painful | |
| SEER | Sore; painful. | |
| SOUR | Afflictive; painful. | |
| ABSCESS | Large painful spot | |
| SPASM | Painful muscle contraction | |
| CRAMP | Painful muscle contraction | |
| AESES | Becomes less painful | |