| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| NEEDLESSLY | Unnecessarily | |
| DALLY | To delay unnecessarily; to while away. | |
| MADE A MEAL OF IT | Fussed unnecessarily and turned it into dinner | |
| MADEAMEALOFIT | Fussed unnecessarily and turned it into dinner | |
| ENNUI | I, unnecessarily on reflection, covered up apathy | |
| PEDANTS | They fuss unnecessarily on seeing news boss in trousers | |
| BLAB | To utter or tell unnecessarily, or in a thoughtless manner; to publish (secrets or trifles) without reserve or discretion. | |
| FRUGALITY | ...t careful management of anything valuable which expends nothing unnecessarily, and applies what is used to a profitable purpose; thrift; --- ... | |
| WASTE | To spend unnecessarily or carelessly; to employ prodigally; to expend without valuable result; to apply to useless purposes; to lavish vainly; ... | |
| MEDDLE | To interest or engage one's self unnecessarily or impertinently, to interfere or busy one's self improperly with another's affairs; specificall... | |
| PROLIX | Extending to a great length; unnecessarily long; minute in narration or argument; excessively particular in detail; -- rarely used except with ... | |