| COMPACT | A sort of disc for the dense? (7) |
| GRINDSTONE | How one could produce notes for a sort of disc |
| MAGAZINE | Periodical storage of discs, for example (8) |
| MAURITIA | Name for the dense mass of continental crust in the Indian Ocean stretching between Madagascar and India; it was discovered by scientists in 2017. (8) |
| NUCLEUS | Meaning "little nut", a kernel; the solid centre of a comet's head; or, the dense core of an atom (7) |
| COUNTER | A bar-like fitment/top over which business is conducted in a bank, cafe or shop; the void in an "O" that doesn't print; or, any one of a set of discs used in a board game or in tiddlywinks |
| FRISBEE | A disc for skimming through the air outdoors, previously called a Pluto Platter (7) |
| ADVISED | Is energy in a type of disc recommended? (7) |
| SECONDI | Bass parts of disc one remixed (7) |
| ENDUSER | Customer who's asked "Are you dense?!" |
| SUPREMO | Ross, perhaps, cut disc for head of Motown? |
| ELECTRO | Choose Radiohead disc for upbeat genre (7) |
| TEEPADS | Starting points of disc golf holes |
| RECORDS | Makes a note of discs |
| EGOTRIP | German trio worked to cut disc for some self-promotion (3,4) |
| TAGS | Word for aglets of laces, flaps of garments, ID discs for dogs/soldiers, matted locks of sheep, refrains of songs, tips of tails, tie-on labels or other dangling, hanging or pendant things (4) |
| KAGU | The bird Rhynochetos jubatus, endemic to the dense mountain forests of New Caledonia |
| STROMATA | The dense colourless framework of a chloroplast |
| TOKEN | Memento or keepsake; a gift voucher; a board game piece; or, a coin-like disc for a slot machine (5) |
| NUCLEI | The dense central parts of individual atoms (6) |
