| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| MERIT | Excellence | |
| VIRTUE | Moral excellence | |
| GOODNESS | Moral excellence | |
| PRECELLENCY | Excellence; superiority. | |
| PARAGONS | Models of excellence | |
| IDEALS | Models of excellence | |
| OUTSHINE | Exceed in excellence | |
| OUTSHINES | Exceeds in excellence | |
| OUTCLASSES | Exceeds in excellence | |
| IDEAL | Standard of excellence | |
| MODEL | Standard of excellence | |
| PARAGON | Model of excellence | |
| CALIBRE | Degree of excellence | |
| QUALITY | Degree of excellence | |
| SPECIAL | Chief in excellence. | |
| PAR | Beyond comparison, ... excellence | |
| PRICE | Value; estimation; excellence; worth. | |
| PRILL | Ore selected for excellence. | |
| SUPEREXCELLENCE | Superior excellence; extraordinary excellence. | |
| EMMY | Award for excellence in television | |
| EXCELLENCY | Excellence; virtue; dignity; worth; superiority. | |
| ENNOBLEMENT | That which ennobles; excellence; dignity. | |
| PULCHRITUDE | Attractive moral excellence; moral beauty. | |
| MEAN | Intermediate in excellence of any kind. | |
| WORSHIP | Excellence of character; dignity; worth; worthiness. | |