| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| FRAY | Wear down | |
| PERSUADE | Wear down | |
| ERODE | Wear down | |
| ABRADE | Wear down | |
| RIND | Wear down without good, thick coat | |
| DEGRADE | To reduce in altitude or magnitude, as hills and mountains; to wear down. | |
| GRIND | To wear down, polish, or sharpen, by friction; to make smooth, sharp, or pointed; to whet, as a knife or drill; to rub against one another, as teeth, etc. | |