| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| MOURNFUL | Plaintive | |
| WHIMPER | Plaintive whine | |
| ELEGY | Plaintive poem | |
| PLAINTIFF | See Plaintive. | |
| BLEAT | A plaintive cry of, or like that of, a sheep. | |
| DOLOROSO | Plaintive; pathetic; -- used adverbially as a musical direction. | |
| LACRIMOSO | Plaintive; -- a term applied to a mournful or pathetic movement or style. | |
| WHINE | A plaintive tone; the nasal, childish tone of mean complaint; mean or affected complaint. | |
| ELEGIAC | Belonging to elegy, or written in elegiacs; plaintive; expressing sorrow or lamentation; as, an elegiac lay; elegiac strains. | |
| TURTLEDOVE | ...cies (Turtur vulgaris), which is noted for its plaintive note, affectionate disposition, and devotion to its mate. ... | |