| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| ERODES | Rots |
| GOESBAD | Rots |
| DECAYS | Rots |
| FESTERS | Rots |
| SOURS | Rots |
| MOLDERS | Rots slowly |
| RETS | Rots by moisture |
| INEASE | "That rots itself ... . . . ": Shak. |
| INEASE | " . . . weed-That rots itself ... on Lethe wharf": Shak. |
| MVALDEMAR | Poe character who dies in a hypnotic trance, then rots away all at once |
