| ATWORST | Two-star novel taking the most pessimistic view (2,5) |
| ROMANYRYE | Borrow novel, French novel, taking year with the antique style (6,3) |
| SAYONARA | James Michener novel taking its title from the Japanese word for goodbye (8) |
| ATTHELEAST | Athlete sat around in the most pessimistic view |
| LONGEST | Taking the most time, the _ journey |
| ONAPATH | Taking the most-trod route, say |
| BULLOCH | Jeremy, late actor who played Boba Fett in two Star Wars films (7) |
| CASERTA | Italian city whose Royal Palace has been used as a set in two "Star Wars" films |
| BMOVIES | They may have just one or two stars |
| ATBEST | Taking the most optimistic view, 50 were removed from the dreadful battles (2,4) |
| FEARSTHEWORST | Star worth fees is becoming most pessimistic (5,3,5) |
| WORSTCASE | Taking the most negative view of poor Socrates' wife |
| CYNIC | One taking pessimistic view (5) |
| DOOMER | Person with a pessimistic view on the future |
| FEARTHEWORST | Be most pessimistic (4,3,5) |
| ASTHECROWFLIES | I flew across, cleverly taking the most direct route (2,3,4,5) |
| GRANTANDARTHUR | Two stars of the 1942 comedy "The Talk of the Town" |
| BLEAKEST | Most pessimistic |
| DOOMWATCH | Brother clutching old ticker conveys pessimistic view ahead (9) |
| NEGATIVEOUTLOOK | Pessimistic view of a photographer? |
