| COMPANION | Was this state the ideal partner to the Standard Ten? (9) |
| ESTATE | Body style of the Standard Ten Companion (6) |
| COMPANIONS | Estate versions of the Standard Ten (10) |
| SARAWAK | This state, the largest in Malaysia, is located on the island of Borneo |
| MN | Equestrian Becky Holder hailed from this state, the Gopher State |
| SOULMATES | Ideal partners |
| SWEETSPOT | Jar of candies is the ideal place to make contact |
| LEVELSUP | Brings the higher floors to the standard of the others (6,2) |
| ARCHETYPE | The ideal example of a kind (9) |
| DREAMTEAM | "Dear me, Mat, could you be in the ideal set" (5,4) |
| SNAUSAGES | Brand of treats for "dogs in search of the ideal snack," in a classic commercial |
| HEBRIDES | Man takes more than one partner to the islands (8) |
| TOTALLY | Youngster needs partner to the utmost degree (7) |
| ESAU | A superior letter to the Standard, from Jacob's brother (4) |
| NORMAL | New mark in exam, in a manner of speaking, relates to the standard (6) |
| QWERTY | Name given to the standard English language keyboard layout (6) |
| BEACH | Apparently Ava Gardner never said that Melbourne was the ideal place to make a film about the end of the world; the film she was making there in 1959 was On The ... |
| MRRIGHT | Ideal partner with strength to restrict bishop (2,5) |
| POSSLQ | Unmarried partner, to the Census Bureau |
| PESTLE | Partner to the mortar (6) |
