| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| ERODED | Worn away | |
| FRETTED | Rubbed or worn away; chafed. | |
| EROSE | Irregular or uneven as if eaten or worn away. | |
| SWARF | The grit worn away from grindstones in grinding cutlery wet. | |
| FRET | To be worn away; to chafe; to fray; as, a wristband frets on the edges. | |
| MATTRESS | A mass of interwoven brush, poles, etc., to protect a bank from being worn away by currents or waves. | |
| WASH | To be wasted or worn away by the action of water, as by a running or overflowing stream, or by the dashing of the sea; -- said of road, a beach, etc. | |