THEME:   phrases containing words that are associated with PASS   
GOOD ONES:     Clue for {theme} 
  PASS [and it's the last entry]   
Help badly?   ABET [worn, but comfy]   
Easy things to overlook   NUANCES [often the differences between excellence and the good]   
Digital band   RING [I thought radios, not fingers]   
Not fancy at all   HATE [I thought décor, not emotion]   
Staff at sea  MAST [not people, poles]   
Leaves in a bag   TEA [noun, not verb]   
Stable diet   OATS [horses, not healthful eating]   
Juice unit  AMP [electricity, not fruit]      
BTW:   One in 
una escuela primaria   NINO [please!  Just go with "El ___."]       
Idee source   
TETE [actually "idee" exists in no language --- with no 
accent aigu, which our keyboards lack --- however, décor which is used in English is spell-corrected by Word]      
Informal chat   CONFAB [redundant: chats are informal]         
RATING:    
 
  
 
Three grins = Loved it; Two grins = Enjoyed it; One grin = A bit bland for my taste; One teardrop = Not much fun