| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| DECOMPOSING | Rotting | |
| PERISHING | Decaying or rotting | |
| ROT | Process of rotting; decay; putrefaction. | |
| CARRION | Rotting flesh caught in unchecked luggage? | |
| MULCH | Protective covering of rotting vegetable matter | |
| RETTING | The act or process of preparing flax for use by soaking, maceration, and kindred processes; -- also called rotting. See Ret. | |