| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| INADEQUATELY | Poorly | |
| UNWELL | Poorly | |
| ILL | Poorly | |
| SICK | Poorly | |
| POURELICHE | Poorly. | |
| MISGOVERNED | Poorly ruled | |
| MISHANDLED | Managed poorly | |
| FRUMP | Poorly-dressed person | |
| MISBEGOTTEN | Poorly planned | |
| GLOOMY | Poorly lit | |
| DARKISH | Poorly lit | |
| MEAGRELY | Poorly; thinly. | |
| TRADE | Business rated poorly | |
| CLAY | Poorly-draining soil type | |
| UNSTEADIEST | Most poorly balanced | |
| ASTER | Flower rates poorly | |
| HALFBAKED | Crude poorly planned | |
| DARKEST | Most poorly lit | |
| URCHIN | Poorly dressed child | |
| HUTS | Small dwellings shut poorly | |
| SCRIBBLING | Writing hastily or poorly. | |
| DECODE | Decipher poorly written company deed | |
| SORRILY | In a sorry manner; poorly. | |
| WIMPS | Weaklings swim around poorly at first | |
| ATTRACTED | Tact rated poorly according to Drew | |