| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| SCRAPING | Scratching | |
| CLAWING | Scratching | |
| ITCH | Need scratching | |
| ITCHY | In need of scratching | |
| RASE | A scratching out, or erasure. | |
| SCRATCHING | With the action of scratching. | |
| EKING | Eastern ruler is scratching out a living | |
| ERASURE | The act of erasing; a scratching out; obliteration. | |
| MAR | A mark or blemish made by bruising, scratching, or the like; a disfigurement. | |
| CLAW | To relieve from some uneasy sensation, as by scratching; to tickle; hence, to flatter; to court. | |
| SCRATCH | A break in the surface of a thing made by scratching, or by rubbing with anything pointed or rough; a slight wound, mark, furrow, or incision. | |
| PEN | ..., originally, a stylus or other instrument for scratching or graving. ... | |