| Nearly 90 |
New York Times |
29 Aug 2026 |
| Good, but not great, grade |
New York Times |
23 Aug 2026 |
| Pretty good grade |
Newsday |
11 Jun 2026 |
| Pretty good grade |
Wall Street Journal |
11 Jun 2026 |
| 89, as a letter grade |
USA Today |
24 Mar 2026 |
| Pretty good grade |
Universal |
10 Mar 2026 |
| Grade just under an A |
Newsday |
15 Sep 2025 |
| 87 or so |
Newsday |
28 Aug 2025 |
| In the high 80s, often |
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| Grade below A minus |
Universal |
22 Aug 2024 |
| Good grade |
Newsday |
15 Aug 2024 |
| Average grade for a 3.3 G.P.A. |
New York Times |
09 Jul 2024 |
| Pretty good |
Newsday |
22 Jun 2024 |
| Grade that's just below an A: Hyph. |
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| Pretty good grade |
New York Times Mini |
20 May 2024 |
| It's much higher than a D |
Newsday |
26 Aug 2023 |
| Grade just under an A |
Newsday |
26 Jun 2023 |
| Pretty good grade, and a hint to the theme answers |
Wall Street Journal |
31 May 2023 |
| 89, on a report card |
USA Today |
20 Apr 2023 |
| Pretty good grade |
Premier Sunday |
16 Apr 2023 |
| Good but not great grade |
Wall Street Journal |
13 Dec 2022 |
| Grade a bit lower than an A |
Newsday |
04 Oct 2022 |
| 87 or so |
Newsday |
04 Apr 2021 |
| 4.0 GPA wrecker |
Universal |
14 Oct 2020 |
| Rather good grade |
Newsday |
21 Aug 2020 |
| Just short of the A-list? |
LA Times Daily |
22 Apr 2020 |
| Just short of the A-list? |
|
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| Almost-excellent grade |
Newsday |
10 Mar 2020 |
| Summa cum laude spoiler |
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| Summa cum laude spoiler |
New York Times |
22 Nov 2019 |
| A student's blemish |
Universal |
09 Nov 2019 |
| Pretty good for a grade |
Newsday |
04 Apr 2019 |
| 89 or so, grade-wise |
Universal |
02 Mar 2019 |
| 89 or so, grade-wise |
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| 3.3, give or take |
New York Times |
01 Nov 2018 |
| 88 or 89 |
New York Times |
26 Oct 2018 |
| High-80s grade |
LA Times Daily |
30 Jul 2018 |
| High-80s grade |
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| Mark just below 90 |
|
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| Blemish for a straight-A student |
New York Times |
22 Apr 2018 |
| Very good grade |
USA Today |
10 Apr 2018 |
| Rather good |
Newsday |
20 Jan 2018 |
| 3.3, give or take |
|
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| High-80s grade |
|
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| Very good grade |
|
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| Blemish for a straight-A student |
|
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| 88 or 89 |
|
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| Mark for an 88 |
Wall Street Journal |
15 Oct 2016 |
| Summa cum laude spoiler |
Newsday |
12 Nov 2015 |
| Nearly excellent grade |
LA Times Daily |
02 Nov 2015 |
| Grade just under an ''A'' |
Newsday |
08 Jun 2015 |
| Summa cum laude spoiler |
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| Grade just under an "A" |
|
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| Above-average grade |
|
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| Nearly excellent grade |
|
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| Straight-A student's bane |
|
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| Pretty good grade |
|
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| It's close to 90 |
|
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| Decent grade that could be given to this puzzle's six theme entries |
|
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| It's close to 90 |
|
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| Highish grade |
|
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| Grade just short of an A |
|
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| It's well above average |
|
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| High 80s, roughly |
|
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| Good grade |
|
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| High 80s, roughly |
|
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| Solid grade |
|
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| Nearly excellent |
|
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| In the high 80s |
|
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| Almost an A |
|
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| College-transcript entry |
|
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| Almost excellent grade |
|
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| Good grade |
|
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| Good grade |
|
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| It's usually in the upper 80s |
|
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| Solid grade |
|
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| Solid grade |
|
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| Not quite an "A" |
|
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| High mark |
|
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| Grade less than A |
|
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| A, almost |
|
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| Good average |
|
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| Above average grade |
|
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| Just below 90 |
|
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| Grade in the 80s |
|
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| Good grade |
|
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| Grade under an A |
|
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| Nearly "A" material |
|
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| Not quite an "A" |
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| School grading mark. |
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| Good grade. |
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