| TERROR | "The finest emotion," per Stephen King |
| MUSIC | "The shorthand of emotion," per Tolstoy |
| HOPE | "A very unruly emotion," per Gloria Steinem |
| RAVENNA | This city in northeastern Italy was the capital of the Roman Empire in the 5th century CE. Its Church of San Vitale is one of the finest examples of Byzantine architecture and decoration in western Eu |
| FLOUR | From a homophonic word for a bloom, in the sense "the best part", the name given to "the finest quality of ground wheat", aka milled grain, for making bread, cakes or pastry (5) |
| TRUFFLE | One of the most expensive foods in the world by weight; some of the finest varieties of which can be |
| BEST | Be at the top of the street and you'll be given the finest money can buy (4) |
| CHOICE | The pick of the finest (6) |
| PEARL | The fruit left is the finest (5) |
| THEBES | Almost the finest of the ancient cities |
| BEN | The Finest Hours and Warcraft: The Beginning actor, ___ Foster (3) |
| SONGOFSONGS | The finest piece of music in the book? |
| SHERRY | She has the finest of cars! Why the drink? (6) |
| BASEST | The most immoral, as in the finest (6) |
| ARAB | Out of the desert the finest steed (4) |
| NEXTBESTTHING | Secondchoice item following the nearest to the finest (44,5) |
| STAGE | Some of the finest agents for the theatre (5) |
| MANIFEST | Show the master has the finest selection (8) |
| NESTS | Some of the finest straw for the birds' homes (5) |
| FLOWER | The finest ingredient in a cake by the sound of it (6) |
