| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| CHEAPER | Cut-rate | |
| TEMPO | Rate | |
| MEDIOCRE | Second-rate | |
| ACE | First-rate | |
| APPRAISE | Rate | |
| ASSESS | Rate | |
| SPEED | Rate | |
| EVALUATE | Rate | |
| TIPTOP | First-rate | |
| CHEAP | Cut-rate | |
| BEST | First-rate | |
| SUBSTANDARD | Second-rate | |
| PRIMERATE | Lending rate | |
| VALVE | Flow-rate control | |
| METER | Flow-rate counter | |
| INTEREST | Lending rate | |
| HAND | Rate; price. | |
| RATED | Of Rate | |
| RATING | Of Rate | |
| TEAR | Rush rate restructure | |
| AVERSIONS | Dislikes second-rate adaptations | |
| PACE | Rate of stride | |
| BLEND | Second-rate loan mixture? | |
| METERING | Recording (flow rate) | |
| EXCELLENT | Exceptional; first rate | |