| Mediocre grade |
Universal |
14 Jul 2025 |
| Mark in the high 70s |
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| Middling mark (hyph.) |
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| Mediocre grade |
LA Times Daily |
21 Feb 2025 |
| Not quite a B-minus |
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| 77%, often |
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| Extra-ordinary mark? |
LA Times Daily |
07 Dec 2024 |
| A little better than average (2 wds.) |
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| Barely above average |
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| Grade below a B |
Commuter |
07 Sep 2024 |
| Grade just above average |
USA Today |
16 Jul 2024 |
| 2.3, on a certain scale |
New York Times |
28 Jun 2024 |
| Barely-better-than-average grade |
USA Today |
31 Mar 2024 |
| Upper 70s mark |
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| Grade just above average |
New York Times |
12 Oct 2023 |
| Grade just above average |
Premier Sunday |
25 Jun 2023 |
| Middling grade |
Wall Street Journal |
30 Sep 2022 |
| Above average, technically |
Wall Street Journal |
28 Apr 2022 |
| Grade below a B-minus |
USA Today |
17 Sep 2021 |
| Mediocre grade |
New York Times |
03 Mar 2021 |
| Grade that's slightly above average |
Universal |
14 Jun 2020 |
| Not quite a B |
LA Times Daily |
06 Apr 2020 |
| Not quite a B |
The Washington Post |
06 Apr 2020 |
| Grade around 78 |
Newsday |
01 Mar 2020 |
| 2.3, roughly |
LA Times Daily |
07 Feb 2020 |
| 2.3, roughly |
The Washington Post |
07 Feb 2020 |
| In the high 70s |
Jonesin |
08 Oct 2019 |
| Just above average |
LA Times Daily |
20 Feb 2019 |
| Just above average |
The Washington Post |
20 Feb 2019 |
| Grade describing the four longest puzzle answers? |
LA Times Daily |
15 Feb 2019 |
| Grade describing the four longest puzzle answers? |
The Washington Post |
15 Feb 2019 |
| Mark that's just above average |
New York Times |
16 Jan 2019 |
| Grade describing the four longest puzzle answers? |
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| Mark that's just above average |
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| Just above average |
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| Middling mark |
Eugene Sheffer |
02 Nov 2018 |
| Fair grade |
LA Times Daily |
28 Oct 2018 |
| Fair grade |
The Washington Post |
28 Oct 2018 |
| Almost-good grade |
Newsday |
22 Jul 2018 |
| Almost good |
Newsday |
04 May 2018 |
| Fair grade |
|
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| Not quite a B |
|
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| Honor roll student's disappointment |
LA Times Daily |
10 Oct 2017 |
| Honor roll student's disappointment |
The Washington Post |
10 Oct 2017 |
| About 78 |
Newsday |
30 Jul 2017 |
| Honor roll student's disappointment |
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| Middling mark |
Wall Street Journal |
28 Dec 2016 |
| An average student might get one |
Wall Street Journal |
17 Dec 2016 |
| Mediocre mark |
Wall Street Journal |
14 Sep 2016 |
| Grade just above average |
The Chronicle of Higher Education |
29 Apr 2016 |
| Grade just above average |
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| Slightly-better-than-average mark |
Wall Street Journal |
31 Jul 2015 |
| Fair grade |
Newsday |
23 Jan 2015 |
| Fair grade |
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| Slightly-better-than-average mark |
|
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| 79, say |
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| Academically above average |
|
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| Not quite 80 |
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| Middling mark |
|
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| In the high 70s |
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| Grade of about 78 |
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| Slightly above average grade |
|
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| A little above average |
|
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| 79 or so |
|
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| Slightly above average grade |
|
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| Mediocre mark |
|
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| Grade of 75 or so |
|
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| So-so grade |
|
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| Middling grade |
|
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| 2.3, roughly |
|
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| Just above average |
|
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| Just above average |
|
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| 2.3, roughly |
|
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| 77 or so |
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| Not quite a B |
|
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| Grade just above average |
|
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| Grade just above average |
|
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| Slightly above-average grade |
|
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| Just above average |
|
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| Slightly above average |
|
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| Fair grade |
|
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| Just above average |
|
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| Mediocre mark |
|
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| Middling mark |
|
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| Just above average |
|
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| Grade below a B |
|
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| Above-average grade |
|
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| A little better than average |
|
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| Grade lower than B |
|
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| Not quite a B |
|
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| Barely above average grade |
|
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| Academically above average |
|
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| Grade barely above average |
|
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| So-so grade |
|
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| Middling grade |
|
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| Better-than-average grade |
|
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| Passing grade, but nothing to write home about |
|
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| * Slightly above average |
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| Grade under B |
|
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| Slightly above average, gradewise |
|
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| Good mark |
|
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| Slightly above average, gradewise |
|
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| Better than average |
|
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| Decent mark |
|
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| Above avg. grade |
|
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| Middling mark |
|
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| Alternative title for this puzzle? |
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| Middling grade |
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| Better-than-middling grade |
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| Fair grade. |
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