| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| EXCELLENT | Exceptional; first rate | |
| ACE | First-rate | |
| TIPTOP | First-rate | |
| BEST | First-rate | |
| BRAND | Band kept first-rate trademark | |
| TOPNOTCH | First-rate T-shirt Nick made | |
| ROUTING | Driving off for a first-rate excursion | |
| CAVES | Craves leaving first rate underground hollows | |
| MORALE | Doctor has first-rate beer and spirits | |
| CLASSIC | First-rate group of students, I see | |
| BLUSTERS | Speaks boastfully of first boy’s exceptional results | |
| LEAGUE | The French argue to remove first-rate association | |
| CRUISER | Sea voyage on first-rate boat with cabin | |