| MADDEST | The most ridiculous barrier around - and latest - is in France |
| SILLIEST | The most ridiculous falsehoods found in the delta build-up when you get to the bottom of it? (8) |
| COMEOFFWORST | Dismount in the most ridiculous fashion and lose (4,3,5) |
| UPTOTHEMINUTE | The latest is the responsibility of very small people (2,2,3,6) |
| GARROTTES | Strangles the king participating in the placement of barriers around the rocky hill from the east (9) |
| REALESTATE | Land and buildings: the last and latest are wrecked (4,6) |
| LONGSHADOWS | Seventh and latest installment in the Amos Decker crime novel series: 2 wds. |
| NEWEST | Latest is, sheep will be accepted by the National Trust (6) |
| TRUE | The third and latest season of this US crime series stars Mahershala Ali and Stephen Dorff, - Detective (4) |
| TRUEDETECTIVE | The third and latest season of this crime drama stars Mahershala Ali and Stephen Dorff (4,9) |
| TAFFRAIL | The aftermost portion of a barrier around the deck of a ship (8) |
| OFFENCE | First pair often build a barrier around it, in violation of the law |
| DATUM | The barrier's around the first bend ___ that's a fact (5) |
| INTHEDOLDRUMS | This setter and latest in endless series of editors getting vintage spirits down |
| INANEST | It's Anne who is most ridiculous |
| CRAZIEST | Extreme characters, one in top that's most ridiculous |
| DOTTIEST | Spot check about the compiler? Most ridiculous (8) |
| INCESSANT | Endless tax in most ridiculous time (9) |
| MERIOERSTEDS | The most early hill fort is in France |
| SLEEKEST | Most stylish and vacuous supermodel, I'm afraid, is in France |
