| BESTFRIEND | It's not the worst when monster is skewered by final speaker - a loyal associate |
| SOSO | Therefore, for that reason, this is not the best but it's not the worst either (2-2) |
| KING | The final speaker at the 11/18 march (6,6,4) |
| LUTHER | The final speaker at the 11/18 march (6,6,4) |
| MARTIN | The final speaker at the 11/18 march (6,6,4) |
| EXHUMER | Stink in city when monster disappears - one in graveyard? (7) |
| STALWARTLY | Way loyal associate keeps fighting to end of conflict? |
| SPIT | A pointed rod on which meat is skewered and roasted before or over an open fire (4) |
| THROWS | In the discus, performs worst when out of breath! (6) |
| TREASON | It's worst when it's high |
| PLATFORM | From "ground plan" , 'flat shape", a raised level, surface of planks etc, such as a stage for speakers, a place for mounting guns, the floor of a bus or a pavement for rail passengers; or, a basis of |
| YANKED | The Little Rock Rotary Club's October 2, 2007, speaker, a lawyer by training, had a distinguished ca |
| GREENOLIVE | There's a 15-foot-tall sculpture of one in Corning, California, skewered by a giant toothpick |
| ATBEST | Beaten rebels ousted from centre - not the worst case scenario |
| MILLIBAR | A little pressure from speaker; a bill immediately rejected (8) |
| GANGWAY | Group to assess for a speaker a passage between seats (7) |
| TRUSSED | Have sound faith in its being skewered by cook (7) |
| BEST | Not the worst |
| OUTSTANDING | Not the worst |
| MEDIUMSECURITY | Like prisons for not-the-worst criminals |
