| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| MALIGNS | Slanders | |
| SMEARS | Slanders | |
| DEFAMES | Slanders Des for hiding fame | |
| SLANDERER | One who slanders; a defamer; a calumniator. | |
| WHISPERER | A tattler; one who tells secrets; a conveyer of intelligence secretly; hence; a backbiter; one who slanders secretly. | |