| NEEDALOTTOBEDESIRED | Wasn't particularly good (4,1,3,2,2,7) |
| SOSO | Neither particularly good nor particularly bad |
| ESPECIAL | Spice ale freely to make it particularly good |
| NIFTY | Particularly good (informal) (5) |
| NORMAL | Neither bad nor particularly good? (6) |
| STRONGSUIT | Something one is particularly good at (6,4) |
| BEAUTY | Particularly good feature |
| SPECIAL | Various places I regard as particularly good (7) |
| DOWNRIGHTLIAR | Sounds like direction for storyteller, as one is particularly good at making it up (9,4) |
| VIEWPOINT | Opinion or position which is particularly good for admiring the scenery (9) |
| WISECRACKER | British comedian, particularly good example to follow as joker |
| GATEAU | Label put back on unwrapped particularly good example of cake (6) |
| TOPS | T-shirts, sweaters etc that are particularly good (4) |
| THEBEESKNEES | Someone or something particularly good, admirable, etc (3,4,5) |
| AHEADFORFIGURES | American principal takes class briefly with characters - the type particularly good at mathematics (1,4,3,7) |
| THYME | Fragrant herb in the mint family, particularly good for drying, like its bouquet garni companion bay and its relatives lavender, marjoram, oregano, sage and savory (5) |
| MASH | 'Cara', 'Desiree' and 'Yukon Gold' potatoes are said to be particularly good for this (4) |
| TOPNOTCH | Chapter on spinner not particularly good |
| FAIR | Loud song not particularly good (4) |
| MODEST | The majority are about half dead and not particularly good (6) |
