| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| TACKY | Second-rate adhesive? | |
| MEDIOCRE | Second-rate | |
| SUBSTANDARD | Second-rate | |
| AVERSIONS | Dislikes second-rate adaptations | |
| BLEND | Second-rate loan mixture? | |
| ONE-HORSE | Second-rate; inferior; small. | |
| AGAIN | Second-rate return, once more | |
| RAIDERS | Riders surrounded second-rate invaders | |
| JAMB | Preserve second-rate door post | |
| BROOMS | Brushes in second-rate suites | |
| ABIDES | Helpers transport second-rate bears | |
| SOB | Tearful gasp so second-rate! | |
| BRACE | Pair in second-rate contest | |
| WORSE | Second-rate sower in a tangle | |
| BRANCH | Subsection of second-rate cattle farm | |
| BRIDE | Second-rate fairground attraction necessary for wedding | |
| AHEAD | In the lead with second-rate boss | |
| BRAYS | Laughs like an ass at second-rate beams | |
| BRIDEANDGROOM | Second-rate trip with stable boy for newlyweds | |
| BLINKS | Flicks the eyes over second-rate golf courses | |
| BACKBONE | Sponsor second-rate one not found in invertebrates | |
| SNAPHANCE | A trifling or second-rate thing or person. | |