| NOTABLE | A person or thing of distinction (7) |
| LILY | Easter's floral emblem that is a fragrant white trumpet of the garden; or, a person or thing of great purity (4) |
| COEVALS | People or things of the same age |
| JEWELINTHECROWN | The most valuable or successful person or thing of a number (5,2,3,5) |
| CORNERSTONE | A person or thing of prime importance (11) |
| COLOSSUS | Person or thing of enormous size or importance (8) |
| POWERHOUSE | A person or thing of great energy and strength (10) |
| CREMEDELACREME | The best person or thing of a particular kind (5,2,2,5) |
| HUMDINGER | Mainly American term for a person or thing of remarkable excellence (9) |
| EQUAL | A person or thing of the same merit, ability, etc as another (5) |
| RARAAVIS | Person or thing of a kind seldom encountered; Latin, 'rare bird' (4,4) |
| NONENTITY | Person or thing of no importance (9) |
| PEARL | Person or thing of great worth (5) |
| SPEEDER | He's going too fast... turns north instead of east halfway along... and is clearly a big man of distinction (7) |
| BEVY | A large group of people or things of a particular kind (4) |
| ARCHAISM | Charm is a style or thing of the past (8) |
| YOUWERE | "The minute you walked in the joint; I could see ... a man of distinction; A real big spender" (3,4) |
| MAGNATE | One of distinction and sounds attractive too (7) |
| OLIVIER | One enthralled by old organ player of distinction (7) |
| NOTABLES | People or things of high distinction (8) |
