Makes the grade
The crossword clue "Makes the grade" is answered by PASSES, a 6-letter entry. Used 6 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1977. It appears in 3 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
PASSES
6 letters. See every clue for this answer on the PASSES answer page.
Used 6 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1977. It appears in 3 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.
- CUTSIT (3 uses in xd)
- MEASURESUP (2 uses in xd)
- HACKSIT (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for PASSES
Every other clue in this collection answered by PASSES, most used first.
- Free tickets - used 16 times, most recently in 2025
- Annie Oakleys - used 11 times, most recently in 2006
- Football throws - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
- Goes by - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
- Theater freebies - 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.
- Makes amends - ATONES, used 118 times
- In the thick of - AMIDST, used 91 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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