| FREDASTAIRE | Epitome of class in dance |
| SCHMO | Jerk joined head of class in mosh dance (5) |
| EILAT | Dine with most of class in Israeli port |
| DEANMARTIN | Founder member of the Rat Pack, he was the epitome of cool on his TV show with a martini in one hand |
| VICTORIACROSS | In part of Australia, to interbreed is epitome of bravery (8,5) |
| REALTROOPER | Epitome of dedication, in modern usage |
| POKER | Epitome of stiffness in game (5) |
| BIGOT | Run, in part, as epitome of intolerance (5) |
| CLOWNING | That type of film entertains Eoin - heard it's the epitome of horsing around! (8) |
| CLASSLESSNESS | It's the epitome of vulgarity to order from takeaway with a fair amount of smugness (13) |
| STEAMAGE | The epitome of really early trains for players welcoming first eleven in the morning (5,3) |
| MOUTHTOMOUTH | The epitome of Kiss could be a matter of life and death (5-2-5) |
| PIE | Alternative to piece of cake as epitome of ease (3) |
| AVARICE | Gordon Gekko is seen as the epitome of this one of the seven deadly sins |
| AMICABLENESS | American guy, Pole and Oriental found in address that's the epitome of friendliness (12) |
| VIRGIL | One of Dante's fictional guides, who represents the epitome of human knowledge (6) |
| NERVOUSWRECK | Epitome of anxiety ... or what's hidden in three puzzle answers? |
| DESPERATE | Dan, say, is the very epitome of one in a distressed state (9) |
| SZA | Singer whom Doja Cat called "the epitome of talent," in a Grammy-acceptance speech |
| KSINAUGUST | Epitome of corniness |
