| TWDLEDUM | Dated word for people of rank and fashion forming le bon ton or beau monde collectively (8) |
| GRANDEES | People of rank and importance (8) |
| BEAUMONDE | From the French meaning "beautiful world", a phrase used to describe the "bon ton"; or, a variety of |
| TON | Derived from a French phrase meaning "good form", fashionable elite or "beau monde" in Regency society; or, a century in cricket (3) |
| DEBUTANTE | Meaning "lead off in a game", a young aristocratic woman making her first formal appearance in fashionable society or "le bon ton" (9) |
| FOULLINE | Baseball or basketball marking (or, in different senses, the first word + the last word of rank and file) |
| NEVADANS | Woman and man in partnership for people of Western state (8) |
| QUARTERS | Lodgings unsuitable for people of integrity? (8) |
| NOBODIES | No main parts for people of no account (8) |
| NOBLEMAN | Piece by Le Bon savaged, might he ask for a little respect? (8) |
| HIGHLIFE | Beau monde |
| SMARTSET | Beau monde |
| HAQUETON | A queen among male beau monde exhibits padded jacket |
| HALFTERM | Short break for people of various classes |
| ROCKSTAR | Jon Bon Jovi or Simon Le Bon |
| SQUISH | Imitative word describing the sound of soft mud being walked on or a berry being crushed; public school slang for marmalade; or, a dated word for bosh, foolish talk or nonsense (6) |
| ENNOBLED | Given a title, Le Bon played in object (8) |
| TOPPING | Breadcrumbs, garnish, icing, pizza cheese, sauce, sprinkles or other uppermost addition to food; a dated word for "excellent" or "splendid"; or, a golden pheasant tippet feather as the tail of an arti |
| CARD | Programme of events at a racemeeting; or, a dated word for an eccentric or amusing person (4) |
| SOCIETY | Meaning "companion", word for a community of people; an organised association; or, the bon ton (7) |
