| SPECIMENS | Examples of things regarded as typical of their class (9) |
| EXAMPLES | Things typical of their kind (8) |
| IRONIC | Morissette song that, by failing to give examples of things that are its title, becomes said title |
| AONE | At the top of their class but all on their own and left out |
| PEORIA | City on the Illinois River seen as typical of mainstream middle American culture (6) |
| NORMS | Standards, models or patterns regarded as typical (5) |
| TRUANT | It's played by those out of their class |
| NORM | Standard regarded as typical (4) |
| DRAMATIC | Describes those in 8 across as typical of the types in show business (8) |
| SACREDCOW | Thing regarded as beyond criticism (6,3) |
| PAIR | A brace of pheasants, a couple of hounds, a duo of singers, a husband and wife team or other set of two things regarded as a unit |
| KNOTHOLES | Little gaps in conversation, not things regarded as complete (9) |
| TOTEMS | People or things regarded as symbolic of a concept or quality (6) |
| MUSEUMPIECES | Things regarded as old-fashioned or no longer useful (6,6) |
| DISASTERAREAS | Things regarded as chaotic or highly unsuccessful (8,5) |
| METAPHOR | Thing regarded as representative or symbolic of something else (8) |
| BYWORD | A person or thing regarded as a perfect example of something (6) |
| CLONAL | Relating to a thing regarded as an exact copy of another (6) |
| TOTEM | A person or thing regarded as being symbolic or representative of a particular quality (5) |
| IDEAL | Word for a standard or model of excellence; or, a person or thing regarded as perfect or flawless (5) |
