| DISGRACE | Scandal, C grade is awful (8) |
| GATHERED | It's understood the grade is incorrect (8) |
| THIRDCLA | This almost exceptional art deco girl makes C grade (5,5) |
| EGG | Its lowest possible grade is a B |
| STANDARDISED | Stereotyped Grade is emasculated, emptied (12) |
| UNCUT | University teachers admitting middling grade is rough (5) |
| LATEST | Most recent top grade is after student examination (6) |
| GRANDIOSE | Affectedly stately grade is on different level |
| RANK | To assign to a particular grade is offensive (4) |
| HESITATE | Dither, as the tea is awful (8) |
| GRUESOME | To me, an unreasonable grouse is awful (8) |
| ENTRAILS | The Spanish strain is awful, we hear (8) |
| OPERETTA | Light musical, to repeat, is awful (8) |
| HYSTERIA | Uncontrollable fear is awful this year (8) |
| RICOCHET | Kick in crotch? That is awful (8) |
| HORRIBLE | Her boiler, unfortunately losing energy, is awful (8) |
| LIKELIER | More probable move for killer pet is awful (8,4) |
| SHOCKING | Be quiet! Oh see, ruler is awful! (8) |
| DEGRADE | Put down below C grade, apparently (7) |
| MIDDLEMARK | 'C' grade ... or what eight answers in this puzzle have? |
