| ALLTHAT | Something great, informally |
| SMASHER | Something great, informally (7) |
| ALEXI | Grandson of Catherine the Great, informally |
| YAZ | Red Sox great, informally |
| THROWATOUCHDOWN | Do something great on the gridiron |
| PEARLER | Something great in a fishing boat |
| CATSPAJAMAS | Something great, in older slang |
| HITSTHEBULLSEYE | Does something great with a bow |
| SHOOTAHOLEINONE | Do something great on the links |
| PROMISINGIDEA | Start of something great |
| IMPRESSME | "I'm ready to see something great!" |
| THECATSWHISKERS | Beard of a beatnik might be something great (3,4,8) |
| RECYCLE | Rural women cook, wash, cart water and more, but they also do something great for the environment. Think round and round. (7) |
| TRASH | Although it's been thrown out, it can be recycled into something great |
| TERRIFIC | In a trice, Irish men engineer something great |
| INDEEDY | "By all means!", informally |
| BOGIE | "Casablanca" star, informally |
| TOMPAINE | "Common Sense" author, informally |
| SOX | "Cursed" team, informally |
| MRC | "Happy Days" dad, informally |
