| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| PRIME | A rate or a meridian |
| ANTE | Bellum or meridian preceder |
| ASSESS | Rate or evaluate |
| CAPITAL | Excellent or first-rate. |
| PRIME | Word before rate or time |
| PRIME | Word before number or rate |
| FIRST | Kind of mate or rate. |
| CRIME | Word with fiction or rate |
| STEP | Kind of rate or rocket |
| PRIME | Word with rate or suspect |
| PRIME | Kind of rate or suspect |
| FIRST | Word with rate, aid, or class |
| FIRST | Word with rate, aid or class |
