| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| FESTER | Get worse through neglect |
| festering | (of a negative feeling or a problem) Become worse or more intense, esp. through long-term neglect or indifference |
| aggravate | make worse, more serious, or more severe intensify unpleasantly problems have been aggravated by neglect |
| rusting | Deteriorate through neglect or lack of use |
| rustiest | impaired through disuse or neglect or out of practice |
| rusty | impaired through disuse or neglect or out of practice |
| rustier | impaired through disuse or neglect or out of practice |
