| OKAPI | Certainly a sanctimonious African brute (5) |
| WATERBUS | West African brutes moved by floating transport (5,3) |
| GOODY | A dainty, delicacy, sweetmeat or other "bon" treat; a child's exclamation of delight; a heroine or hero, saving one from a plight; an estimable or humble married woman of yore's address; or, a sanctim |
| APISH | Foolish, as in a sanctimonious hush (5) |
| TIMON | Shakespearean part of a sanctimonious nature (5) |
| PILOT | One giving guidance to a sanctimonious set? (5) |
| RISER | Republican is meeting HM? That's certainly a step up! (5) |
| ITMAY | "There's certainly a possibility" |
| NODOUBT | Certainly a misrepresentation of Thomas's position? (2,5) |
| SAFEBET | A month in place ? certainly a winner |
| PILOTED | Guided a sanctimonious fellow round a lot (7) |
| USURER | Old city stores certainly a source of interest |
| SURREAL | Certainly a learner grasping only arithmetic (say) would be bizarre |
| YELLOWNESS | Awfully swollen cuts certainly a symptom of jaundice |
| SURPLUS | Like 8, it's almost certainly a good thing (7) |
| SPRINTER | Point from newspaperman is certainly a runner (8) |
| POLICE | In Napoli, certainly, a force |
| YES | Certainly a feature of every estate |
| LAYERED | Stratified lake certainly a warning of something dangerous |
| INDEED | Certainly, a popular runner has his day, initially (6) |
