| STANDALONE | A way, and only one, to outclass all rivals (5,5) |
| DOCTOREDUP | Altered, in a way ... and a hint to the org. that helped create the answers to starred clues |
| KINDASORTA | In a way ... and a hint to six additions in this puzzle |
| ALLENJONES | British exponent of pop art whose works include screenprints Cut-a-Way and One Way Traffic (5,5) |
| RAISEMONEY | Get support, in a way ... and what the puzzle circles do |
| GLADIATORS | Professional fighters feed young boy, only one, to large reptiles locally |
| SKIPAGRADE | Outclass one's peers? |
| UNIQUE | One and only one in French intelligence superficially usable (6) |
| HORDES | All those people - 500 and only one horse! (6) |
| SOLO | Song for one and only one? |
| IMPARTIAL | Treating all rivals, disputants, patients and victims equally (9) |
| ERA | Tide and All rival in a red jug |
| PUBLICSERVANT | Local has fifty in charge and only one maid - and she works for the government... (6,7) |
| MILIBAND | I'm backed by the party, and - only one brother can win (8) |
| BARBEL | Fish, using long rod and only one line |
| RETOOL | Modernize, in a way ... and when divided into three parts, a hint to the answers to starred clues |
| INSIDEOUT | Reversed, in a way ... and a hint to the creation of five puzzle answers |
| TEMPLE | Who features three times on the Set Pepper's album cover and was the only one to ask to hear the album before giving consent to use her image? (7,6) |
| SHIRLEY | Who features three times on the Set Pepper's album cover and was the only one to ask to hear the album before giving consent to use her image? (7,6) |
| CHAMPION | Person who has beaten all rivals in their sport, eg (8) |
