| SWEETEST | Prepared the wee tests to show it's the most sugary (8) |
| NOISETTE | No, I set test to show some cut of meat (8) |
| RORSCHACH | -- test, test to show intelligence etc using ink-blots (9) |
| SPARSEST | It's the most modest source of water coming to standstill around the Point (8) |
| CHECKBOX | Stop the South African rugby players I hear and tick here to show it's done (8) |
| EXAMINER | A person who sets and marks tests to assess knowledge or proficiency (8) |
| LATHERED | To have prepared the face for shaving, is to have done what (8) |
| FLAGSHIP | Jolly Roger moves pirates on the high seas, as it's the most important of its kind (8) |
| WILLIAMS | Andy, U.S. singer noted for the 1963 song It's The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year (8) |
| STERNEST | Is at the back, at sea, getting established. It's the most challenging (8) |
| BUTTERED | Prepared the toast, say, to have in bed (8) |
| PRECEDED | Prepared the way for press to open record on two writers (8) |
| BESTSHOT | It's the most likely to succeed |
| ITCHIEST | Review ethic ? it's the most restless longing (8) |
| WHATSNEW | "As state names go, it's the most common first word" |
| STARWARS | It's the most famous space opera of all time, by George! |
| FLAGSTICK | According to the USGA Rules of Golf, "a moveable straight indicator, with or without bunting or other material attached, centred in the hole to show its position" |
| TROTTEDOUT | Displayed to the public, such as a horse to show its paces (7,3) |
| FLAGON | What the bottle has to show its country of origin? (6) |
| PROVOKE | Be annoying to show it's right when about to get the go-ahead (7) |
