| FORYOUREYESONLY | Pro solver's agreed on terms of personal methodology being top secret (3,4,4,4) |
| PRIVATE | Talk about four being top- secret (7) |
| SAWEYETOEYE | Not exactly easy, the Guardian admitted - a small legend, solvers agreed (3,3,2,3) |
| SOUNDTHERETREAT | Firm, in that place, agree on terms, and call for withdrawal (5,3,7) |
| TAUGHTPROCESSES | What the professor of methodology did? |
| KEEPUP | ___ ___ with the Joneses : try to remain on terms of social equallity ? (4,2) |
| DELIGHT | Please settle on terms of good service (7) |
| HAMLET | Tragic figure's line inspired by actor on Terms of Endearment (6) |
| BARGAIN | Agreement on terms of sale |
| ACQUAINTED | On terms of familiarity (10) |
| SUPERSTARDOM | Beating of drums at poser being top of the bill? (12) |
| ADMIRAL | Endlessly respect everyone, being top man on board (7) |
| RINGMASTER | Skipper's on call, being top manager (10) |
| MAILLOT | Payment one's picked up, being top in Tour de France (7) |
| OPENINGBAT | One such was Strauss, being top man for a waltz moving millions |
| ALPHAMALE | Help a lama out, being top dog (5,4) |
| MAKINGTHEMOSTOFIT | Exploiting something, being top earner? Nothing suitable |
| SWANKING | Vain about being Top Bird? (8) |
| ABOVEALL | Most importantly, being top dog (5,3) |
| OVERBALANCES | Falls due to being top- heavy (12) |
