| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| ROOKIE | Novice | |
| AMATEUR | Novice | |
| NEWBIE | Novice | |
| APPRENTICE | Novice | |
| TRAINEE | Novice | |
| PROBATIONER | Novice | |
| GREENHORN | Novice | |
| TYRO | Novice | |
| LEARNER | Novice | |
| LDRIVER | Novice motorist | |
| LEARNERDRIVER | Novice motorist | |
| VICE | Novice’s degrading habit | |
| LEARNER DRIVER | Novice motorist (7,6) | |
| LEARNED | Well-read novice made money | |
| PUNY | A youth; a novice. | |
| EARNER | Novice not originally the breadwinner | |
| SEAL | Aquatic mammal is ocean novice | |
| NICE | Friendly novice forgetting old veterans, initially | |
| OVERWHELM | Whoever transported novice medium to swamp? | |
| ROSTRA | Novice returns art in empty envelope | |
| NOVICE | Like a novice; becoming a novice. | |
| LPLATE | Music album overdue for sign of novice | |
| LEARNING | Novice is making a living from scholarship | |
| NOVICESHIP | The state of being a novice; novitiate. | |
| DEFLECT | Imperfection around novice causes him to change direction | |