| RICHTERSCALE | On which an earthquake is measured (7,5) |
| TREMOR | An earthquake is felt in the centre more or less (6) |
| RICHTER | Charles, US seismologist after whom a scale for expressing the magnitude of an earthquake is named (7) |
| ONELEG | On which an arabesque is performed |
| OPERAND | Maths: quantity on which an operation is to be performed (7) |
| LATOSCA | 1887 Victorien Sardou play on which an opera is based |
| PALETTE | What is the board on which an artist mixes colours? (7) |
| DOORPLATE | Item on which an office worker's name is printed |
| ACCORD | The set of notes on which an instrument is tuned (6) |
| PEDUNCLE | Stem on which an inflorescence or solitary flower is borne (8) |
| SCREEN | Surface on which an image is projected (6) |
| EIGG | Inner Hebrides isle on which An Sgurr is the highest point (4) |
| OPENDAY | An occasion on which an institution may be visited by the public (4,3) |
| WAFER | Thin slice of semiconductor material, typically silicon, on which an integrated circuit is laid out (5) |
| SHEAF | In archery, the part of the hand on which an arrow rests when the bow is grapsed (5) |
| LANYARD | Long piece of cord worn around the neck, on which an item such as a security pass is hung (7) |
| PREDELLA | Italian term for a platform on which an altar stands; or, a gradino, painting or sculpture supporting an altarpiece (8) |
| FOSTER | Claire Keegan short story on which An Cailin Ciuin is based. (6) |
| CHAD | Something on which an election hangs? |
| RATLINE | On which an upwardly-mobile sailor may be reliant perhaps? (7) |
