| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| REPROACHFUL | Critical | |
| CAPTIOUS | Overly critical | |
| SCATHING | Harshly critical | |
| JUDGMENTAL | Overly critical | |
| ANALYSIS | Critical study | |
| PAN | Critical review | |
| JUNCTURE | Critical moment | |
| CROSSROADS | Critical point | |
| ARISTARCHIAN | Severely critical. | |
| ZERO HOUR | Critical time (4,4) | |
| DISAPPROVED | Was critical (of) | |
| SIXTYFOUR | Critical query, colloquially | |
| TOUCHANDGO | Risky or critical | |
| BRICKBAT | Highly critical remark | |
| NOTICE | Short critical review | |
| SNIPE | Make critical comments | |
| SIDESWIPE | Passing critical remark | |
| CLIMACTERIC | Any critical period. | |
| CRUCIAL | Crew shall sound critical | |
| EXEGESES | Critical interpretations of texts | |
| JUNCTURES | Critical points in time | |
| CRITIQUE | Critical essay or commentary | |
| DECRETORY | Serving to determine; critical. | |
| KNOCKS | Critical comments expressed by Knox | |
| ZEROHOUR | Midnight is a critical time | |