| NATURALRESOURCE | Broke a raconteur's rule for oil or water and so on (7,8) |
| PIPE | Conduit for oil or water |
| ANECDOTE | Part of a raconteur's repertoire |
| BAGEL | Hard bread roll made of yeast dough cooked in simmering water and then baked |
| WELL | An excavation giving access to oil or water; a natural mineral spring; a nautical cockpit; a lift-shaft; or, an inkpot housed in a hole in a desk (4) |
| STEADYASSHEGOES | Debut hit from The Raconteurs |
| REARGUARDACTION | A drag raconteur, I am fighting a losing battle (9,6) |
| FLASKS | Thermoses for keeping drinks hot or cold; wickerwork-encased bottles for oil or wine; or, flat receptacles for carrying spirits in hip pockets (6) |
| PIGMENTS | Powders mixed with oil or water to create paints; dyes or inks generally; or, carotenoids, chlorophylls or other colours in animal or plant cells (8) |
| PIPELINE | A system of tubing for conveyance of gas, oil or water; or, any continuous channel by which information is transmitted or goods supplied (8) |
| EBULLIENCE | Word for a boiling over of lava, oil or water, thus for a bubbling up of cheer, enthusiasm, excitement etc (10) |
| OLIVE | Stone fruit used for oil; or, a slice of beef or veal stewed with a stuffing (5) |
| POMACE | Residue remaining after grapes have been pressed for wine, olives pressed for oil or apples for cider, juice or vinegar (6) |
| MEDIUM | Channel or means by which something is communicated; or, a substance such as oil or water in which pigments are mixed (6) |
| THERESNOTELLING | It's impossible to know with certainty as raconteur is absent? (6,2,7) |
| SAYONARA | Farewell to an American featured in essay on a raconteur (8) |
| TALLTALES | A raconteur might be a snitch (4,5) |
| STORYTELLER | Son joining politician and cashier as a raconteur |
| CONCESSION | Grant some lands, say, as a licence to search for oil or gas (10) |
| POMADE | Oil- or water-based ointment for the hair designed to make it slick and easy to style (6) |
