| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| SCOURGE | Severe affliction | |
| FIRE | Torture by burning; severe trial or affliction. | |
| TRIBULATION | That which occasions distress, trouble, or vexation; severe affliction. | |
| SMART | Severe, pungent pain of mind; pungent grief; as, the smart of affliction. | |
| CRUCIBLE | A test of the most decisive kind; a severe trial; as, the crucible of affliction. | |
| CURSE | The cause of great harm, evil, or misfortune; that which brings evil or severe affliction; torment. | |
| LIGHT | Easy to be endured or performed; not severe; not difficult; as, a light affliction or task. | |
| STROKE | A sudden attack of disease; especially, a fatal attack; a severe disaster; any affliction or calamity, especially a sudden one; as, a stroke of apoplexy; the stroke of death. | |