| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| CPLUS | Grade lower than B |
| CCC | Bond rating lower than B |
| DEMOTE | Lower in grade |
| DERATE | Lower the grade of |
| RANKER | Commissioned officer promoted from a lower grade. |
| CPLUS | Grade under B |
| ACQUAINTANCES | Grade B friends. |
| ONCEOVERLIGHTLY | Grade B treatment. |
| CPLUS | Grade below a B |
| EMOTED | Did B-grade stage work |
| AMINUS | Grade just above B-plus |
| SILVERAGE | Grade-B era of good times |
| MAGNUSTHEGOOD | Ruler of Norway, 1035-47 (grade: B) |
| ITSALIVE | Cry in a grade-B horror movie |
| EGG | Its lowest possible grade is a B |
