| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| ERNES | Meritorious birds |
| WORTHY | Meritorious. |
| WORTHY | Meritorious |
| BONUS | Meritorious award |
| demeritorious | not meritorious |
| demeritoriously | DEMERITORIOUS, not meritorious |
| GETARAISE | Prove meritorious at work |
| CITES | Mentions for meritorious service. |
| meritocracy | government by the meritorious |
| meritocracies | MERITOCRACY, government by the meritorious |
| approvable | worthy of being approved; meritorious |
| meritoriously | MERITORIOUS, deserving of honor or esteem |
| approvably | APPROVABLE, worthy of being approved; meritorious |
| meritoriousness | MERITORIOUS, deserving of honor or esteem |
