| ONEOFF | A point deducted for a unique event (3-3) |
| GAL | Big blow having point deducted for miss |
| PIKE | First and last of points deducted for diving manoeuvre (4) |
| GEOFFREY | Chap vague about point deducted |
| ONESHOT | I'm baking for a unique occasion? |
| ONER | Old slang for a unique person |
| ISBN | Abbreviation for a unique numeric commercial book identifier created in 1966 |
| NEEDLES | Not having point, after final point's deducted ___ but they do have points (7) |
| UNDO | A particular 20 is not fastened up - two points deducted! (4) |
| THEMAN | Specific individual ___ a unique fellow? (3,3) |
| PLATES | "I cannot do another dinner at a restaurant that does small ___ with a unique flare!" (Gregory's reason for breaking up with Taylor in "Abbott Elementary") |
| CHAKRA | Word, from Sanskrit for "circle, wheel", in allusion to the wheel of time or dharma, for any one of the vortexes of spiritual energy in the body, each assigned a unique colour (6) |
| OYSTER | From "bone, shell, tile", a "huitre" with a unique "merroir" and valves sometimes encasing a gem symbolic of endless possibilities; or, the greyish-pinkish beige colour of said shucks (6) |
| AMAZON | Company developing a unique in-house solution for cooling AI chips in data centers. (6) |
| SINGLY | In a unique manner (6) |
| AUTEUR | Director with a unique style |
| INVENT | Surprise the world with a unique creation, as Edison did |
| COBALT | One of only four elements with a unique last letter |
| ZEBRAS | Animals that each have a unique stripe pattern |
| AIMLESS | First-class, but a thousand deducted for having no purpose (7) |
