| ATTRIVI | I wore out or weakened; attero, ~ere, ____, ~tritum |
| IMPAIRED | Reduced or weakened in strength or quality (8) |
| ATALOWEBB | In a depressed or weakened state (2,1,3,3) |
| RUNDOWN | In poor condition or weakened health (3-4) |
| INFERTILE | Upset with fashionable kind of coat I wore (down) (9) |
| ATIE | "Jim, I Wore ___ Today" (Highwaymen cover of an Eddy Arnold tune) |
| INFURIATE | I wore fur when dining so as to madden (9) |
| WEWILLROCKYOU | Lucky I wore low ensemble for this tribute to Queen |
| ARENT | "These ___ the same socks I wore yesterday!" |
| COATI | Garment I wore to see the animal (5) |
| AVULSI | I plucked off: avello, ~ere, ____, avulsum |
| TORSI | Torqueo, ~ere, ____, ~tum: I twisted |
| REPPULI | I have driven back (repello, -ere, ____) |
| CENSUI | Censeo, ~ere, ____, census: I thought, judged |
| HEDO | "Ere ___ leave this grove...": "A Midsummer Night's Dream" |
| ILET | "Ere ___ fall the windows of mine eyes": "Richard III" |
| PACED | Wore out the carpet, so to speak |
| KESTRELS | Predatory birds wore out steelworkers (8) |
| TROWELS | Garden tools wore out after time with beginners (7) |
| LOWERED | Wore out light outside when depressed (7) |
