| PREEMINENT | Unrivalled, ... in his field of expertise (3-7) |
| SURGEON | His field of operations is the theatre (7) |
| MUTTON | Mongolians are unrivalled in their consumption of what meat? (6) |
| STARPLAYER | Celebrity actor is the best in his field (4,6) |
| STORMS | The pioneer in his field, David Hoadley began chasing what in North Dakota in 1956? (6) |
| KITSCH | Stein's first in his field avoiding extremes of epicurean ostentation (6) |
| RICHTER | Seismologist who gave his name to a scale in his field |
| SCARECROW | Is he frightfully useful in his field? (9) |
| MATHEMATICIAN | One who may need to extract roots in his field |
| LEAKING | Top man in his field, perhaps, spouting? |
| CHAMPION | The best in his field (8) |
| NOBELIST | At 41, Kipling was the youngest one ever in his field |
| DRUGCZAR | Highest officer in his field, ironically |
| DOYEN | Academic takes on the old expert in his field |
| OUTSTANDING | Fantastic, as a farmer in his field? (11) |
| FARMER | A man outstanding in his field (6) |
| SECONDTONONE | After flash hundred, individual is considered unequalled in his field (6,2,4) |
| MONOPOLIST | Unrivalled businessman who plays game with board? (10) |
| LANDOWNER | Learner with an unhappy experience, one who’s invested in his fields |
| PIONEER | Someone among the first in a new field of expertise (7) |
