| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| IMPROPERLY | Inappropriately | |
| INAPTLY | Inappropriately | |
| INCONGRUOUSLY | Inappropriately | |
| AMISS | Inappropriately | |
| WRONGLY | Inappropriately | |
| LITTERED | Discarded rubbish inappropriately | |
| FACETIOUS | In an inappropriately humorous way | |
| MISUSED | Sue’s dim, disorganised and inappropriately employed | |