| PALMOIL | Extract bribe, perhaps, swapping parts around |
| LOYALTY | Allegiance in princes, perhaps, swapping sides (7) |
| OILPALM | Give bribe, perhaps, for source of cosmetic ingredient (3,4) |
| DIOCESE | Melting ice does in parts around cathedral (7) |
| REDTAPE | Bureaucracy gradually reduced, switching parts around |
| ENDUSER | Resend parts around the bend to consumer (3,4) |
| STAPLER | Mend parts around French article, stationery item (7) |
| OUTTAKE | Swapping parts, extract unused frames |
| NUCLEUS | Central or fundamental part around which others are grouped (7) |
| LINEOUT | Summarise swapping parts for restart at Twickenham (4-3) |
| HANDOFF | Defensive move in rugby could, swapping parts, be brusque (4-3) |
| ENGAGED | Took on old English, swapping parts (7) |
| UPSTART | Arrogant type's fledgling business, swapping parts |
| LASCALA | Opera singer swapping parts equally divided a venue |
| OVERALL | Completely finished swapping parts for umbrella |
| OUTLINE | Sketch feature of Rugby, swapping parts |
| UPSWEPT | Like some hairstyles, tidied, swapping parts (7) |
| TAPERED | Came to the point, swapping parts of bureaucracy (7) |
| OILPALMS | Bribe, perhaps, to get trees (3-5) |
| TIPPED | Given a bribe, perhaps. Wasn't upright (6) |