| BAREST | Some degree of relief comes with being the most undressed (6) |
| NEOLOGISE | So I long for the ease that comes with being able to introduce new words |
| ELDEST | Being the most experienced, the Spanish and some French are ahead of time (6) |
| ROBERT | Peary, credited with being the first to reach the North Pole |
| ENDURE | Put up with being the last turn again (6) |
| SUREST | Being the most certain, American returns with the others (6) |
| SLOPES | They have some degrees of inclination (6) |
| MORRIS | All-rounder who joined the Royals in 2021, after being the most expensive player ever at the IPL auction |
| SHYEST | Omit part from a lively strathspey, being the most timid (6) |
| IRONIC | Like the Bible being the most shoplifted book |
| BASEST | ...being the most terrible sounding musician |
| COPES | Deals with problems or challenges with some degree of success (5) |
| MASTEROFARTS | Man with some degree of skills? (6,2,4) |
| SOCRATES | Greek philosopher credited with being the founder of Western philosophy (8) |
| INTHELONGRUN | Where, eventually, the actor finds some degree of security (2,3,4,3) |
| DWELL | Live in Germany with some degree of luxury (5) |
| CROQUET | A one-off Olympic sport at the 1900 Paris games, credited with being the first event in which women participated (7) |
| SNUGGEST | Hint about the first in the nest being the most cosy (8) |
| NOISIEST | The most inquisitive about one being the most rackety (8) |
| UPTOTHEMINUTE | Depending on the very small being the most modern (2,2,3,6) |
