Made the grade
The crossword clue "Made the grade" is answered by PASSED, a 6-letter entry. Used 11 times across 8 distinct years; most recently in 2023; first recorded in 1981. It appears in 6 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
PASSED
6 letters. See every clue for this answer on the PASSED answer page.
Used 11 times across 8 distinct years; most recently in 2023; first recorded in 1981. It appears in 6 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this collection link to their own answer page.
- RANGTHEBELL (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for PASSED
Every other clue in this collection answered by PASSED, most used first.
- Went by - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
- Overtook - used 9 times, most recently in 2021
- Didn't fail - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
Related clues
Clues in this collection of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.
- In the thick of - AMIDST, used 91 times
- Made amends - ATONED, used 81 times
- Takes the wheel - STEERS, used 75 times
- On the beach - ASHORE, used 74 times
- On the go - ACTIVE, used 73 times
- Capital of the Bahamas - NASSAU, used 64 times
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