| 20 answers for: Like 10, but not X |
| RANK | ANSWER | CLUE |
| ARABIC | Like 10, but not X |
| RATEDR | Like "10," but not "9" |
| DATE | 10/10, but not 0/10 |
| ARABICNUMERALS | 5 and 10, but not V and X |
| ODD | Like V, but not X |
| AROUNDFIGURE | 10 but not 11, say, like Billy Bunter (1,5,6) |
| CARD | 9 or 10, but not 11 or 12 |
| EVEN | Flat like number ten, but not thirteen |
| KEY | A or B, but not X or Z |
| ELEMENT | U, V, W or Y, but not X |
| VITAMIN | A or C, but not X or Z |
| MUSICNOTES | A, Band C, but not X, Y and Z |
| NOTE | A or B, but not X or Y |
| SEX | Topic for Dr. Ruth (but not X rated) |
| LEADINGLIGHT | Outstanding person, a shining example in 7 and 10 but not 26 (7,5) |
| NOTES | A, B and C, but not X, Y and Z |
| FLUX | Not quite full at 10 but continues to flow |
| THEMATIC | X by itself at end of the matrix? Not right ___ not x according to subject (8) |
| BARGAIN | What's pursued in 10, but for profit (7) |
| BEATEN | Abe - 10, but sadly lost the game ... (6) |
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