| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| NARCISSISTIC | Vain | |
| CONCEIT | Vain attitude | |
| PEACOCKS | Vain birds | |
| FOP | Vain man | |
| EGOIST | Vain person | |
| EGOTIST | Vain person | |
| FRUSTRATELY | In vain. | |
| BILK | Nonsense; vain words. | |
| PUFF | Puffed up; vain. | |
| FRUSTRANEOUS | Vain; useless; unprofitable. | |
| JANGLING | Idle babbling; vain disputation. | |
| NUGATORY | Trifling; vain; futile; insignificant. | |
| VAPOROUS | Unreal; unsubstantial; vain; whimsical. | |
| VANILOQUENCE | Vain or foolish talk. | |
| INEFFECTUALLY | Without effect; in vain. | |
| VEIN | Ore seam mentioned in vain | |
| IVAN | Terrible despot in vain manoeuvres | |
| AVAIL | In vain, to no ... | |
| PERK | Smart; trim; spruce; jaunty; vain. | |
| BOTELESS | Unavailing; in vain. See Bootless. | |
| OVATION | Too vain to stray from applause | |
| VILE | Not even vain lies are despicable | |
| SHOWOFFS | Those making vain displays of themselves | |
| VOID | Not producing any effect; ineffectual; vain. | |
| VAINLY | In a vain manner; in vain. | |