| SOUREST | Most sharp, but with greatest confidence about nothing! (7) |
| PUNGENT | Sharp but short officer in boat (7) |
| TROOPER | He"ll swear the porter's upset about nothing! (7) |
| ACUTEST | Most sharp copper intervening during a trial (7) |
| OFASONG | Fiesta with band and conga in a fuss about nothing! (1,3,2,1,4,3,5) |
| TARTEST | Most sharp-tasting |
| KEENEST | Most sharp |
| AFORTIORI | Keep one first, one with gold, one with greatest reason (1,8) |
| RELYON | Trust with confidence about student over there (4,2) |
| SHAGGY | With little confidence about a gang extremely unkempt (6) |
| AVERS | States with confidence about the kingbirds (5) |
| SHANTY | With little confidence about eg worker’s song |
| ASTORMINATEACUP | Scare with amputation being tricky? Much fuss about nothing! (1,5,2,1,6) |
| ABIT | Fiesta with band and conga in a fuss about nothing! |
| ORACLE | Seemingly wise but it's clear about nothing! |
| ACERRIMUS | Most sharp or bitter: per iocum dicam "most like a maple tree" |
| ASTUTEST | Most sharp statues crumble with time (8) |
| SMARTEST | Sounds like a sharp-witted exam for the most sharp-minded. (8) |
| LEMONADE | Article in French newspaper is sharp, but refreshing (8) |
| ACID | Sharp, but nonetheless a sucker (4,4) |
