Near-failing grade Crossword Clue

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DMINUS

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Hint 1: Clue Definitions

FAILING (noun)
1. failure to reach a minimum required performance
2. a flaw or weak point
FAILING (adjective)
1. below acceptable in performance
GRADE (verb)
1. assign a rank or rating to
2. assign a grade or rank to, according to one’s evaluation
GRADE (noun)
1. the height of the ground on which something stands
2. a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student’s performance)

Hint 2: Other Answers Used in the Past

DMINUS
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More LA Times Crossword (2/9/2026) Answers

Across

1. Prepare to be photographed

5. Lobster's pincer

9. Trig subject

13. "Grand" ice cream

14. Buenos ___, Argentina

16. Wound-treating plant in ancient Greece and Egypt

17. "Don't forget we want lots of letters!"

20. PC connection port

21. ___ of Skye

22. Gabbed on end

23. 10-min. NFL periods

25. Buffoon

27. Sesame ___ bun

28. Aviation pioneer who said, "It is possible to fly without motors, but not without knowledge and skill"

32. Emphatic confirmation of accomplishment

33. ___-mo replay

34. Under the weather

38. __ Miserables

39. "That's gross!"

41. *Songwriter ___-Manuel Miranda

43. Convent resident

44. The Dalai __

46. Have lunch

48. Replaceable turntable part

50. Exchange of wedding vows, e.g.

53. React to ear scritches, perhaps

55. U.K. part

57. Hats for haute cuisine chefs

59. Gas sealed in glass

61. Rizzo the Muppet, for one

64. "I think that's correct," or what one may say about the ends of 17-, 28-, and 50-Across

67. Fluttered down to the ground

68. Pitcher Ryan who holds the MLB record for career strikeouts

69. Apex

70. Ice Spice songs

71. Word underlined in red, maybe

72. Fight enders, briefly

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Down

1. Cuzco's country

2. Lyrical homages

3. Book club discussion topic

4. Opposite of WNW

5. Fleet that may display local ads

6. Stay out of the limelight

7. Unpaid and overdue debts

8. Drenched

9. Grocery stores

10. Quite similar

11. Schlepped around

12. Follow, as advice

15. Tempeh base

18. Apply incorrectly

19. Launder

24. "More deets soon"

26. Staff, as a position

28. "Elf" star Ferrell

29. Lightbulb moment

30. Coxswain follower

31. Not hanging around

35. The Smiths genre

36. ___ of personality

37. Reflex-test target

40. Suffix with spy or ransom

42. May refuse to

45. Sum totals

47. In a high-pitched, cheap-sounding way

49. Poet's before

51. Floored

52. Factor in family planning

53. Bucks

54. Provide with gear

57. Russian monarch

58. Data breach target fig.

60. 'What a disaster!'

62. Nerf darts, e.g.

63. Golf pegs

65. Nonsense to a Brit

66. Tit for __

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