| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| OUTSTANDING | Exceptional | |
| RARE | Exceptional | |
| SPECIAL | Exceptional | |
| ABJUNCTIVE | Exceptional. | |
| RAREST | Most exceptional | |
| GREATEST | Most exceptional | |
| PHENOMENON | Exceptional occurrence | |
| BRILLIANT | Exceptional; shiny | |
| FANTASTIC | Exceptional; illusory | |
| MASTERFUL | Exceptional; commanding | |
| MASTERING | Exceptional; commanding | |
| MEMORABLE | Exceptional; noteworthy | |
| EXEMPT | Extraordinary; exceptional. | |
| ADMIRABLE | Exceptional; deserving respect | |
| EXCELLENT | Exceptional; first rate | |
| EXCEPTLESS | Not exceptional; usual. | |
| HONEST | True, he’s not exceptional | |
| GENIUS | One with exceptional ability | |
| EXTRAORDINARY | In addition, commonplace becomes exceptional | |
| GENIUSES | Those with exceptional intellectual ability | |
| ALGERIA | Country with an exceptional geriatrics centre | |
| ASTUTENESS | Test uses an exceptional intellectual ability | |
| MASTERPIECES | Become skilled at sections of exceptional compositions | |
| BLUSTERS | Speaks boastfully of first boy’s exceptional results | |
| ENVIRONMENT | Exceptional inventor provides shelter for men in their natural habitat | |