| UPTOSNUFF | Meeting the required standard, until put out (2,2,5) |
| UPTOTHEMARK | Tam kept hour for work, meeting the required standard? (2,2,3,4) |
| LEEDSUNITED | Team seeded until put out |
| UNFIT | Not meeting the required standards (5) |
| UNFAITHFUL | Cheating with a huff until put right |
| MEASUREUP | Meet required standard (7,2) |
| NOTUPTOIT | Below required standard |
| 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) |
| NORM | Little Norman has the required standard (4) |
| CUTTHEMUSTARD | Reach the required standard (inf) (3,3,7) |
| UPTOPAR | Former London stadium twice falling short of the required standard (2,2,3) |
| FUNK | Missing line, fail to reach the required standard in style of dance music (4) |
| MEASURESUP | Calculate the amount of drink that meets a required standard (8,2) |
| SPECIFICATION | Required standard of workmanship for an item |
| MAKETHEGRADE | Reach required standard (4,3,5) |
| PASSMUSTER | New spares sent round have to meet a required standard (4,6) |
| SPEC | Required standard of workmanship |
