| UNRIVALLED | Under villa, surprisingly, it had no equal (10) |
| PEERLESSLY | How the Lower House works, having no equal? |
| NONESUCHES | Things with absolutely no equal |
| STANDALONE | Anne's raised lad to have no equal (5,5) |
| ORTHODONTIA | It had no root, surprisingly, as a branch of dentistry |
| FLY | If it had no wings you'd call it a walk, per a joke (3) |
| INN | It had no room for pregnant Mary |
| PLATELET | Using glass dish allowed one show that it had no nucleus |
| SECONDTONONE | First of all it has no equal (6,2,4) |
| JACKINTHEBOX | Stop watching TV -- surprisingly, it appears (4-2-3-3) |
| ICECOLD | Freezing. Surprisingly it usually is (3,4) |
| RAZE | Surprisingly, it means "tear down" |
| CRAZYIDEA | Surprisingly, it just might work |
| WAIST | Surprisingly, it was the narrow part! (5) |
| IMPROMPTU | Trip up mom, surprisingly it was unrehearsed (9) |
| ANTIGEN | Neat gin? Surprisingly, it can stimulate an immune response (7) |
| NAANBREAD | Red banana, surprisingly it can be eaten (4,5) |
| SURTITLES | Surprisingly, it results in help for understanding opera? (9) |
| MATCHLESS | Having no equal (9) |
| NONPAREIL | Having no equal (9) |
