| DOWNGRADED | Lowered in status having not met the required standard |
| DECLASSE | Sees clad characters - but lowered in status (8) |
| DEGRADED | Lowered in status |
| DECLASSED | Lowered in status |
| MAKETHE | Marked the age wrongly to reach the required standard (4,3,5) |
| GRADE | Marked the age wrongly to reach the required standard (4,3,5) |
| UPTOSCRATCH | Was at the required standard, but had to withdraw, at the end (2,2,7) |
| COMEUPTOSCRATCH | Meet the required standard (4,2,2,7) |
| UPTOSNUFF | Meeting the required standard, until put out (2,2,5) |
| NORM | Little Norman has the required standard (4) |
| UPTOTHEMARK | Tam kept hour for work, meeting the required standard? (2,2,3,4) |
| UPTOPAR | Former London stadium twice falling short of the required standard (2,2,3) |
| CUTTHEMUSTARD | Reach the required standard (inf) (3,3,7) |
| UNFIT | Below the required standards |
| APERTURE | Unusually, temperature not met in the opening (8) |
| RORO | Sort of ferry in Tobermory not met by contracts (2-2) |
| LONGTIMENOSEE | Get lonesome in place - we've not met for ages! (4,4,2,3) |
| COERCION | Force has not met econometric model (8) |
| ULTIMATUM | A demand which, if not met, will end a relationship (9) |
| BACHELOR | He still has not met his match |
