| ROUGHDIAMOND | A good sort but certainly not brilliant |
| TOPPER | A good sort; a stovepipe or silk hat; a mattress cover; or, a joke or remark that caps the one before (6) |
| RARITY | It's a noun, but certainly not a common one! (6) |
| SENOR | A European man, but certainly not Norse (5) |
| RUDE | It's not altogether crude but certainly not polite! (4) |
| SERENGETI | Tiger seen wandering a€“ but certainly not here (9) |
| BRICKIE | Hod carrier is a good sort, I note |
| STREET | Way a good sort nurses Rowan, perhaps (6) |
| PUG | Turn up with a good sort of dog |
| TOPF | A good sort (sl) (4) |
| HOTDATE | A good sort of heated palm-fruit (3,4) |
| DOLLARBILL | Note a good sort taking Arabic on account (6,4) |
| TEAROFF | Forcibly remove listening device carried by a good sort (4,3) |
| HITANDRUN | It's good for batsmen to do this on the field, but certainly not on the road (3,3,3) |
| NEVERNEVER | Method of buying, but certainly not twice (5-5) |
| UPRIGHT | Honest but certainly not grand |
| SECULAR | Clues are endlessly diverse, but certainly not ecclesiastical (7) |
| UTMOST | Last, but certainly not least, Britain must exit |
| SHORTCOMINGS | Dutiful omissions, perhaps, but certainly not lengthy departures (12) |
| SWEET | Sugary and charming, but certainly not big hearted (5) |
