| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| EBONY | Very dark black | |
| MELANOCOMOUS | Having very dark or black hair; black-haired. | |
| ETHIOPS | A black substance; -- formerly applied to various preparations of a black or very dark color. | |
| BLACK | In a less literal sense: Enveloped or shrouded in darkness; very dark or gloomy; as, a black night; the heavens black with clouds. | |
| NEGRO | A black man; especially, one of a race of black or very dark persons who inhabit the greater part of tropical Africa, and are distinguished by ... | |
| EVIL | Very dark | |
| INKY | Very dark | |
| FORBLACK | Very black. | |
| ATROUS | Coal-black; very black. | |
| PITCHY | Black; pitch-dark; dismal. | |
| BLACKEN | To grow black or dark. | |
| PITCH-DARK | Dark as a pitch; pitch-black. | |
| EBON | Like ebony, especially in color; black; dark. | |
| DENIGRATE | To blacken thoroughly; to make very black. | |