| BASEST | Least decent or most lowly |
| PROPER | Decent or seemly |
| IMMODEST | I am decent - or the opposite |
| HIGHLIGHTS | The best or most memorable parts of sporting or other events; blonde streaks or tints in the hair; or, bright or illuminated areas in images, paintings or pictures (10) |
| GIST | The choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience (4) |
| ESSENCES | Most essential or most vital parts of some ideas or experiences (8) |
| ELITISM | The practice or system of favouring the richest or most talented in a group or society (7) |
| HOUR | Man or woman of the ..., currently the most important or most admired |
| EPHEMERAL | Word, from the Greek for "lasting only a day", for something fugacious, momentary, short-lived or transient, such as a bubble, cherry blossom, fashion or sunset, or, most notably, the green-drake whic |
| SHARPEST | Most clearly defined or most cutting (8) |
| NEWEST | Most recent or most fashionable (6) |
| HUMBLEST | Most modest or most menial (8) |
| GHASTLIEST | Sight least awful or most awful? (10) |
| SNEAKIEST | Most furtive or most underhand |
| OILIEST | Most greasy or most cunning love for wife |
| DEAREST | Most expensive or most loved (7) |
| SMARTEST | Most intelligent or most stylish (8) |
| EERIEST | Most frightening or most mysterious |
| LATEST | Most recent or most modern (6) |
| KEENEST | Most eager or most like mustard? |
