| PROMINENT | Number one, celebrated or distinguished (9) |
| NOTED | Celebrated or distinguished |
| MATILDA | Carpet laid out for one celebrated down under |
| ROBERTBURNS | In January, one celebrated field marshal bridging stream |
| MAMA | One celebrated in the spring |
| PERSONAGE | An important or distinguished individual (9) |
| IDOL | Word for an image of a deity; object of devotion; fantasy or phantom; or, celebrity, hero, luminary etc celebrated or worshipped as a god (4) |
| AREA | A particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography) |
| SEAT | Country house and estate of an aristocratic or distinguished family; or, one's posture on a horse (4) |
| NOTABLE | Celebrated or celebrity |
| ESPECIAL | Particular or distinguished (8) |
| IDENTIFIED | Recognised or distinguished (10) |
| ECOLOGY | Celebrated or acknowledged annually on Earth Day, the study of organisms in relation to the environment (7) |
| UNSUNG | Not celebrated or praised |
| LACEMAKER | An artisan, such as the young "kantwerkster" portrayed in Vermeer's La Dentelliere, distinguished by their skill in looping or tatting bobbinet, guipure or other fine open fabric (9) |
| BELLYFLOP | An ungainly dive distinguished by one's breadbasket, corporation, paunch or venter slapping the water's surface, resulting in an often painful spectacle of water displacement and embarrassment (5,4) |
| DISCERNED | Record given to the queen and man, distinguished (9) |
| STATESMAN | 'Distinguished politician!' declares Guy (9) |
| EARMARKED | Distinguished appearance of one who underwent piercing? |
| SEPARATED | Distinguished - divided (9) |
