| ROUGHDIAMONDS | Informal term for worthy types with unpolished manners or dress (5,8) |
| ROUGHDIAMOND | Hooligan's a card, one with unpolished manners (5,7) |
| PLEB | Person with unpolished manners (4) |
| SHOWNORESPECT | Proclaim performance synonymous with Bad Manners or ignore (4,2,7) |
| UNCOUTH | Originally a term for a wild, remote or spartan place, it now describes one lacking good manners or grace (7) |
| COURTESY | Good manners or politeness literally fit for a royal household (8) |
| NEWS | Start for worthy or paper |
| SEA | Starter for worthy or water |
| SENATE | Some chosen at Ephesus for worthy body (6) |
| AIRS | Grandiose manners or behaviour, intended to impress others (4) |
| ETIQUETTE | Forms of civilised manners or decorum in society (9) |
| CRASS | Unpolished (manners) |
| HABIT | Word for apparel, attire or dress originally, later mental constitution; or, a settled disposition or custom (5) |
| CLASS | Social standing; a lecture, lesson or course of instruction; or, elegance in behaviour or dress |
| PEGS | Wooden clips with traditional "dolly" types with which to hang one's drying laundry on a clothes-line; spillikins for cribbage; or, drams of whisky or brandy and soda (4) |
| REWARD | Recompense for worthy acts (6) |
| WAGES | Recompense for worthy actions |
| CAUSE | Be responsible for worthy effort (5) |
| GOODWILL | Kindly feeling for worthy Shakespeare (8) |
| REWARDS | Recompenses for worthy acts |
