| SECONDBEST | Inferior, but the winner is not surpassed (6,4) |
| BYALENGTH | "But the winner is ... Inseam ___!" |
| UNBROKEN | French article suitable to put in gun is not surpassed |
| STATISTICS | Nuisance on the radio admits winner is finally making sense of the data (10) |
| DISCONCERT | Record on sure winner is enough to put you off (10) |
| BINGO | 'Two fat ladies, 88' is a call in this game where the winner is the first to mark off all the number |
| RACE | Event where the winner is the one who finishes the fastest |
| SACKRACE | Being the winner is in the bag! (4,4) |
| FINAL | Last of the BGT live shows where the winner is announced (5) |
| RAFFLE | Event where the winner is determined by a ticket drawing |
| NOCONTEST | The winner is obvious! (2,7) |
| TAPEMEASURES | They're for sizing up what the winner is expected to go through to determine final times (4,8) |
| CHOCOLATE | And the winner is...: It's America's most popular ice cream flavor |
| INNER | A good shot, but the winner lost the point |
| CUPFINAL | Mug loud fashionable gangster? Two can play at that game but the winner takes everything! (3,5) |
| PRICELESS | Soft grain, inferior but still highly esteemed (9) |
| CHEESILY | In an inferior but popular way |
| CHEESY | Children observe in turn toy ultimately that's inferior but popular (6) |
| SHODDY | Inferior but did farrier work daily, no trouble (6) |
| POOR | Inferior, but getting odd bits of sponsorship (4) |
