| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| GENTLY | Softly | |
| RUSTLES | Crackles softly | |
| TIPTOE | Walk softly | |
| LUSTROUS | Softly shining | |
| CHUCKLED | Laughed softly | |
| PAD | Tread softly | |
| TAP | Knock softly | |
| WHISPER | Speak softly | |
| TIPTOES | Walks softly | |
| AGLOW | Softly bright | |
| LAMBENT | Softly bright | |
| CROON | Sing softly | |
| CHORTLE | Laugh softly | |
| CHUCKLE | Laugh softly | |
| UNSOFT | Not softly. | |
| FAIRLY | Softly; quietly; gently. | |
| VIP | Six softly introduced celebrity | |
| OFT | Frequently, Sly exited softly | |
| ADAGIO | To be performed softly | |
| PIANO | To be performed softly | |
| INAUDIBLY | Too softly to hear | |
| WHISPERING | Speaking softly under one's breath | |
| BEEP | Buzzing insect softly makes a horn sound | |
| PIANISSIMO | An instruction in music to play softly | |
| SOFT | Softly; without roughness or harshness; gently; quietly. | |