| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| GIFTED | Talented | |
| CLEVER | Talented | |
| ADEPT | Talented | |
| SEAMSTRESS | Talented stitcher | |
| ALLROUNDERS | Multi-talented athletes | |
| ABLER | More talented | |
| ABLE | Talented Bale upset | |
| DREAMTEAMS | Very talented groups | |
| SHAKESPEARE | Talented writer called out sheik’s peer | |
| WORSTED | Material for the least talented journalist | |
| STARS | Primarily serious, talented actors recently sporting heavenly features? | |
| NATURALCAUSES | Talented person crusades for A Reason For Death | |
| NATURALISES | Gives citizenship to talented people, including One Direction and Last Chance | |
| -ED | The termination of the past participle of regular, or weak, verbs; also, of analogous participial adjectives from nouns; as, pigmented; talented. | |