| APOLOGY | ___ for : poor or scanty specimen of? (7) |
| ALMSHOUSE | Dwelling for poor or aged (9) |
| ALMONRY | Formerly, a place where charitable relief for the poor or needy was distributed (7) |
| SAMPLER | A piece of embroidery worked in stitches as a specimen of skill (7) |
| PITIFUL | Poor or inadequate (7) |
| AUROCHS | Extinct member of the cattle tribe also called urus, the last specimen of which is believed to have died in Poland in 1627 (7) |
| RUNDOWN | In a poor or neglected state (3-4) |
| OPULENT | No let-up, poor or rich |
| RATTLER | Remarkably good specimen of snake? (7) |
| JAVAMAN | Early specimen of Homo erectus |
| COPY | From "abundance, plenty", word first for a transcript of an original, later an individual specimen of an article, book, newspaper or other work; matter to be typeset/printed; or, an imitation or repro |
| SAMPLE | A sip of wine, specimen of blood, taste of cheese or even a test ride on a bike - a word for a small quantity to show what the whole is like (6) |
| ALMS | Charitable donations of money or goods to the poor or needy (4) |
| LYMEREGIS | Nicknamed the "Pearl of Dorset", a coastal town near the site of fossilist Mary Anning's discovery of the first specimen of ichthyosaurus (4,5) |
| SPARSE | Unused clothes: small or scanty (6) |
| YOMAMAJOKE | It might involve someone being "so poor" or "so old" |
| CHORISTER | Poor or richest singer (9) |
| DIRT | Word before poor or cheap |
| YOURSTRULY | Today's setter -- poor or rusty? Occasionally dull? Variable? (5,5) |
| HORRIFIC | Poor, or if rich, frightful (8) |
