| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| DECADENCE | Self-indulgence | |
| SELF-INDULGENCE | Indulgence of one's appetites, desires, or inclinations; -- the opposite of self-restraint, and self-denial. | |
| PLEASURE | Amusement; sport; diversion; self-indulgence; frivolous or dissipating enjoyment; hence, sensual gratification; -- opposed to labor, service, duty, self-denial, etc. | |
| ABSTAIN | To hold one's self aloof; to forbear or refrain voluntarily, and especially from an indulgence of the passions or appetites; -- with from. | |
| CYNIC | ...either consciously or unconsciously, wholly by self-interest or self-indulgence, and that appearances to the contrary are superficial and untrus... | |
| CYNICAL | ... life by moral principles; disbelieving in the reality of any human purposes which are not suggested or directed by self-interest or self-ind... | |