| Low-grade liquor |
| Relating to grades 1 to 12, briefly |
| Grade school basics |
| Grades K-6 (Abbr.) |
| Subpar grades |
| Party leader? |
| Bunnymen's leader? |
| Shapely leader? |
| Marginal grade |
| Bank leader? |
| Great grade |
| Average conduct grade |
| Adequate grades |
| Poor grades |
| Almost failing grade |
| Almost perfect, gradewise |
| Abysmal grades |
| Degrades |
| Southern leader? |
| Almost-failing grades |
| Better-than-middling grade |
| Squad leader? |
| Above-average grade, or alternate title for the puzzle |
| Slightly better than average grade |
| Advised leader? |
| Active leader? |
| Strike leader? |
| Temple leader? |
| All-grade |
| Sch. for the lower grades |