Answer:

POOR

Answer	Crossword Clue
POOR	Down-and-out
POOR	Not so hot
POOR	Badly off

POOR	Hardly worth a D
POOR	Lacking in value
POOR	Less than good
POOR	Standard's partner
POOR	Far from the 1%
POOR	Low-quality
POOR	Second-rate
POOR	Shoddy

POOR	Third-rate
POOR	Impecunious
POOR	Among the have-nots
POOR	Indigent
POOR	Needing alms
POOR	Shabby, as an excuse
POOR	Needing dough
POOR	Unsatisfactory

POOR	Impoverished
POOR	Unskillful
POOR	Destitute
POOR	Like Franklin's Richard
POOR	Not up to snuff
POOR	Subpar
POOR	Inferior
POOR	Penniless

POOR	Below C level?
POOR	Pathetic
POOR	Needy
POOR	Unskilled
POOR	Inept
POOR	What a "D" may indicate
POOR	Not flush
POOR	Like some excuses

POOR	In need
POOR	Word with box or boy
POOR	Box or boy preceder
POOR	Fifth-rate
POOR	Like Yorick

Crossword

a puzzle consisting of a grid of squares and blanks into which words crossing vertically and horizontally are written according to clues.