| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| FAST | Refrain from eating | |
| CEASE | Refrain (from) | |
| ABSTAIN | Refrain (from) | |
| FORBEAR | Refrain (from) | |
| SPARE | Refrain from killing | |
| FASTED | Refrained from eating | |
| FASTS | Abstains from eating | |
| WITHHOLD | Refrain from giving | |
| ROUGE | Redden from unruly ogre eating unicorn | |
| PARDON | To refrain from exacting as a penalty. | |
| CROPSICK | Sick from excess in eating or drinking. | |