| CORDONBLEU | Of a very high standard, 'boron' clued cryptically (6,4) |
| HAUTECUISINE | Cookery of a very high standard (5,7) |
| EXCELLENT | Of a very high standard (9) |
| NEWENGLAND | Collection of six American states and glen, clued cryptically? (3,7) |
| BLEU | Cordon ___, denoting food prepared to a very high standard (4) |
| CUTCORNERS | Take the easiest way at the expense of high standards |
| PERFECTIONIST | Someone with very high standards (13) |
| ARM | Half of a very high price? |
| MOUNTAINTOP | Summit of a very high hill (11) |
| MBA | Letters of a very high degree? |
| EXPORT | The act of carrying/sending goods out of a country; the commodity sent; a high standard suitable for said trade; or, a variety of strong brown beer (6) |
| DULCINEA | Instrument: I'm clued cryptically, by first of reversals (8) |
| DULCIMER | Instrument: I'm clued cryptically, by first of reversals (8) |
| CULDESAC | Blind alley, as clued cryptically by foremost of compilers (3-2-3) |
| BADFAITH | It's deceitful - "hat", if clued cryptically? (3,5) |
| SOME | Film Keith clued cryptically? (4,4,2,3) |
| LIKEITHOT | Film Keith clued cryptically? (4,4,2,3) |
| BIODIVERSITY | Nature's rich mixture: 'obi' clued cryptically? (12) |
| CUDGEL | "Clobber" is clued cryptically, good too (6) |
| IVANTHETERRIBLE | Ruler I haven't clued cryptically? (4,3,8) |
