| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| LEARNER | Beginner | |
| NOVICE | Beginner | |
| NEWCOMER | Beginner | |
| TRAINEE | Beginner | |
| TYRO | Beginner | |
| UPSTART | Arrogant beginner | |
| GREENHORN | Raw beginner | |
| CADET | A beginner | |
| FIRST | A beginner | |
| FORK | Implement for keen beginner | |
| BLOC | Beginner’s league of countries | |
| SAMPLER | A beginner’s needlework piece | |
| DRAWL | Speak slowly to attract beginner | |
| ENTRANT | One who enters; a beginner. | |
| LEGBREAKS | Beginner, for example, smashes spinner’s deliveries | |
| SKIT | Sit around keen beginner and sketch | |
| INCEPTOR | A beginner; one in the rudiments. | |
| EJECTS | Throws out unacceptable goods raw beginner left | |
| BLAND | Band admits beginner is lacking in taste | |
| LEARNS | Finds out what beginner receives as salary | |
| INSTRUMENTAL | Part of orchestra a beginner finds influential | |
| SHOVEL | Tool used to push in front of beginner | |
| NEOPHYTE | A novice; a tyro; a beginner in anything. | |
| TYRONISM | The state of being a tyro, or beginner. | |
| CLASSIFY | Exclude raw beginner, clarify ship’s inclusion, assign a category | |