| NORM | Nothing special, with "the" |
| USUALFARE | Nothing special, with "the" |
| GREAT | Festive special with the It's a Sin cast, The ----- Christmas Bake Off (5) |
| EMMYS | September TV special, with "the" |
| BEESKNEES | Something special, with "the" : 2 wds. |
| ROBINSON | Graduate's Mrs slippin" into somethin" special with the boy (8) |
| YEAR | The Big Fat Quiz Of The _, annual TV special with Jimmy Carr (4) |
| ROCKEFELLER | Wednesday, December 2nd, 2015... Lighting of the tree TV special with musical performances on NBC," |
| DEBRAMESSING | Actress who will host the Golden Globes 75th Anniversary Special with her "Will & Grace" costar, Eric McCormack: 2 wds. |
| REVISIT | Go back again with cleric, one special with sex appeal (7) |
| SEWINGBEE | Christmas 2021 special with new host Sara Pascoe, The Great British (6,3) |
| ESCAPE | ---- to the Chateau, Christmas special with Dick and Angel Strawbridge (6) |
| CREAMOFTARTAR | Farm tea made special with carrot cake ingredient? |
| SPICED | Giving extra flavour, special, with sugary coating |
| SHY | Reserved "special" with hungry, empty stomach (3) |
| CHICKENTACO | "Tuesday" special with fowl filling |
| INCENSED | Nice dens made special with perfume (8) |
| TACO | ___ Tuesday (weekly restaurant special with Mexican food) |
| SPICE | It tastes a bit special with something cold |
| SHELLAC | Old record is special, with Halle performing Bruckner's Fourth (7) |
