| TOPED | The highest-ranked journalist of all is overindulged |
| ARI | ___ Shapiro radio journalist of All Things Considered fame |
| RUBLEV | If Medvedev is the highest-ranked Russian as per the current ATP rankings, ... is No. 2. (6) |
| TOPSPOT | The highest-ranked position. whichever way you look at it (3.4) |
| STEFANOS | The highest-ranked Greek tennis player in history, _ Tsitsipas (8) |
| SEEDS | The highest ranked players in a tournament |
| DOWNFALL | Mass of fluffy hair fellow, in front of all, is undoing (8) |
| RECORD | The biggest hit of all is on it (6) |
| LZGRANDERSON | ESPN writer named the 2011 Journalist of the Year by the National Lesbian ' Gay Journalists Associat |
| BANAL | Prohibition, most of all, is boring (5) |
| PATISSERIES | "Pies and tarts first of all" is order given in these? (11) |
| ANISEED | Flavouring, first of all, is in demand (7) |
| VINDICATED | After victory, accused receiving acquittal first of all is this (10) |
| URANIUM | Under African coats, first of all, is usual Malawian element (7) |
| BESS | Armstrong of "All is Forgiven" |
| FATAL | Being obese, most of all, is lethal (5) |
| BERNARDLEVIN | "The most famous journalist of his day" according his obituary in The Times |
| MUCKRAKER | Journalist of the Progressive Era |
| SOBSISTER | Pole observation is briefly terrifying for journalist of sentiment (3,6) |
| IDAHOAN | US guy first of all is describing art houses, old and new (7) |