| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| TATTLED | Told tales | |
| TAILS | Told tales about items pinned to donkeys | |
| TOENAILS | No tales told by Spooner involved pedicured items | |
| SLANDER | To defame; to injure by maliciously uttering a false report; to tarnish or impair the reputation of by false tales maliciously told or propagated; to calumniate. |