| CLIO | Ad award or Muse |
| ERATO | A tenor supporting Queen, Love or Muse |
| ROSSETTI | Painter noted as a founder of the secret "PRB" society and for his idealised depictions of Alexa Wilding, Fanny Cornforth, Jane Morris, Lizzie Siddal and other models or muses he dubbed "stunners" (8) |
| HONOUR | Word for great esteem or respect; an award or decoration; a group of manors held by a lord; or, an ace, king, queen, jack or ten in bridge |
| MEDALLIST | A winner or recipient of a coin-like award; or, an engraver or numismatist who makes or studies such a gong (9) |
| SONY | Ad award |
| ACCOLADE | An embrace or ceremonial tap on the shoulder with a sword to mark the conferring of knighthood; or, an award or honour (8) |
| ESPY | Outstanding Team award or Best College Athlete award |
| CLIOS | Ad awards |
| GONG | Instrument such as a tam-tam or one for calling people to dinner; informal word for a medal such as a knight bachelor award; or, a saucershaped bell of an alarm clock (4) |
| MEDALS | Word for discs used as charms or trinkets first, later coin- or gong-like inscribed pieces of bronze, gold, silver etc as awards or decorations (6) |
| ATROPHYING | Inga wavering: accepting award or declining? (10) |
| EGOBOOSTER | Prestigious award or flattering compliment |
| EMMY | Award or prize Judge dismissed (4) |
| BLUERIBBON | Highest award or distinction (4,6) |
| NOMINEE | Candidate for an award or job |
| OSCAR | Academy Award, or the grouch from Sesame Street (5) |
| WEBBY | Internet award (or a name for a pet spider) |
| MEDAL | Small metal disc given as an award or commemoration (5) |
| POMPOM | Pageantry linked to high award or decoration (3-3) |
