| RAGINGBULL | Loser to "Ordinary People" at the 1981 Oscars |
| TESS | Film that won Best Costume Design at the 1981 Oscars |
| ONTHEGROUND | Amongst ordinary people at street-level |
| HOIPOLLOI | Greek term meaning "the masses," used to refer to ordinary people (3,6) |
| POPULIST | Leading orators storm pulpit, striving to appeal to ordinary people |
| NANNYSTATE | Situation where the government gives too much advice to ordinary people (5,5) |
| GRASSROOTS | Sneak ferrets to ordinary people (10) |
| FOLKSY | Relating to ordinary people (6) |
| DEMAGOGY | Political activity appealing to ordinary people's emotions instead of rational argument (8) |
| KIRITE | New Zealand soprano who sang at the 1981 wedding of the Prince of Wales (4,2,6) |
| KANAWA | New Zealand soprano who sang at the 1981 wedding of the Prince of Wales (4,2,6) |
| EAMONNCOGHLAN | Men's 5000m champion at the 1981 IAAF World Cup (6,7) |
| COGHLAN | Eamonn, men's 5000m champion at the 1981 IAAF World Cup (7) |
| TEKANAWA | New Zealander who performed at the 1981 wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer (2,6) |
| EXTRACURRICULAR | More of the courses of study are additional to ordinary routine (5-10) |
| SPECIAL | Word for something additional to ordinary, such as a restaurant's dish of the day or a newspaper's extra (7) |
| EERIER | Like haunted houses, compared to ordinary houses |
| PREMIUM | An addition to ordinary charges |
| WEIRDO | Strange character differently wired to ordinary (6) |
| APOLLO | A cut to ordinary man that's striking (6) |
