| OM | A distinguished order (2) |
| CAMEO | Small character part in a play or film by a distinguished actor / small piece of onyx or other hard stone carved in relief with a background of a different color |
| YANKED | The Little Rock Rotary Club's October 2, 2007, speaker, a lawyer by training, had a distinguished ca |
| DEAN | A study about a distinguished academic |
| HALFMAST | A flag flown lower down the pole in mourning the death of a distinguished citizen (4,4) |
| ARABICA | A bishop, one about to be entertained by a distinguished artist providing coffee (7) |
| GREATWAR | In the last air raid of the ..., Major Egbert ..., heir to the chocolate empire, took off from Great Yarmouth's South Denes air base and was awarded a Distinguished Flying Cross for shooting down a Ze |
| CADBURY | In the last air raid of the ..., Major Egbert ..., heir to the chocolate empire, took off from Great Yarmouth's South Denes air base and was awarded a Distinguished Flying Cross for shooting down a Ze |
| DIVA | Term derived from the Italian nour for a female deity, used to refer to a distinguished female singer (4) |
| NOTEDLY | Led Tony off in a distinguished way (7) |
| MAESTRO | A distinguished musician (7) |
| CLARA | Girl in class, a distinguished artist |
| WORTHY | A distinguished person is deserving (6) |
| MAGNA | Word on a distinguished grad's diploma |
| EMORY | Where the Dalai Lama was a Distinguished Professor |
| SRI | Title for a distinguished Indian |
| NOBLY | In a distinguished way |
| SAMA | Japanese title given to a distinguished person (4) |
| SCHOLAR | Chorals arranged for a distinguished academic (7) |
| DAD | Father of a distinguished admiral (3) |
