Answer:

poor

Answer	Crossword Clue
POOR	Not up to expectations
POOR	Rich's opposite
POOR	Substandard

POOR	D-worthy
POOR	D
POOR	Lame
POOR	Like a young Jay Gatsby
POOR	Slipshod
POOR	Third-class
POOR	Inadequate
POOR	Start of a word ladder whose first and last words are suggested by 36-Across

POOR	Less than fair
POOR	Destitute
POOR	Like a D-
POOR	Below C level?
POOR	Description of 15-Down
POOR	Meager
POOR	Unfortunate
POOR	Mean

POOR	Hardscrabble
POOR	Impoverished
POOR	Needy
POOR	Inept
POOR	Poverty-stricken
POOR	Robin's beneficiaries
POOR	Hard up
POOR	Opposite of rich

POOR	Like Franklin's Richard
POOR	Rating a D