| CLOCKWORK | Inner workings of a device studied in horology; or, a novel by Philip Pullman (9) |
| TIME | Concept measured in horology; or, a call or bell signalling the end of permitted drinking hours in a pub (4) |
| TELESCOPE | Device studied and developed by Galileo and Newton |
| OLDSCORE | Inner workings of a bygone GM vehicle? |
| SURGERY | The inner workings of a theatre (7) |
| COMPASS | The Golden _, 2007 fantasy film adapted from a novel by Philip Pullman (7) |
| SPYGLASS | The Amber --------, a novel by Philip Pullman (8) |
| THEMANINTHE | TV series based on a novel by Philip K. Dick, - High Castle (3,3,2,3) |
| THESUBTLE | 1997 novel by Philip Pullman (3,6,5) |
| MOVEMENT | Illusion or impression of motion in painting or sculpture; or, in horology, the internal wheelwork or calibre acting as a miniature engine in a watch or clock (8) |
| FEUDALISM | Same fluid workings of a rigid social system (9) |
| PROTOTYPE | First version (of a device) built for development (9) |
| APPLIANCE | Use of a device (9) |
| EBAUCHE | French term for a sketch or primary laying-in of an artwork's rough outlines; or, a basic or uncompleted watch movement in horology (7) |
| ULYSSES | A poem by Tennyson, a play by Phillips or a novel by Joyce? (7) |
| GLITCH | A sometimes starquake-induced change in a pulsar's rotational frequency; or, a temporary fault in the workings of a system (6) |
| SCORE | Music composed for a film or play; sum of 20; or, a novel by Jilly Cooper (5) |
| SAPLINGS | Greyhounds in their first year; young trees; or, a novel by the author of Ballet Shoes, Noel Streatfeild (8) |
| HISDARK | Words which when followed by Materials gives the title of a fantasy drama series based on novels by Philip Pullman (3,4) |
| DUST | The Book Of ---, trilogy of fantasy novels by Philip Pullman, expanding his trilogy His Dark Materials (4) |
