| Clue | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Poor quality at Pre-primary (3-5) | ||
| Gold-ware potentially of inferior quality (3-5) | ||
| Inferior E, perhaps | The Times Sunday Cryptic | 09 Feb 2025 |
| Wear gold of inferior quality (3,5) | ||
| Inferior | Eugene Sheffer | 17 Aug 2023 |
| Report-card D, for example | ||
| Inferior | ||
| Third-rate | ||
| Shoddy | ||
| Fever type | ||
| Inferior. |