| BITONALITY | Key approach capable of generating notability? (10) |
| LEADUPTO | Approach capable of supporting principal |
| BIGSHOT | Close-up of notability? (3,4) |
| ROADWORTHY | Fit to drive notability on highway (10) |
| PROMINENCE | Notability, importance (10) |
| NEWSWORTHY | Notability coming from all four directions first found it sufficiently interesting for the media (10) |
| IMPORTANCE | Notability |
| ELECTRICEEL | A freshwater fish of Northern South America, capable of generating powerful shocks (8,3) |
| TURBINE | Brute in building is capable of generating power (7) |
| ELECTRIC | --- eel, a South American freshwater fish capable of generating powerful shocks (8) |
| BULLWHIPS | Rodeo implements capable of generating sonic booms |
| EFIT | Computerised method of generating mugshots of wanted criminals from eyewitness accounts; or, an image constructed by this means (1-3) |
| CHURN | Trade for the purpose of generating commissions, in broker lingo |
| POLLINATION | Election by one country for process of generating growth |
| DYNAMO | A means of generating electrical current (6) |
| REACTOR | Churchman welcomes a means of generating power (7) |
| PANELS | Slap on laser carelessly as means of generating power (5,6) |
| SOLAR | Slap on laser carelessly as means of generating power (5,6) |
| LOVE | Even LSD is OK as a way of generating affection (4,3,6) |
| AND | Even LSD is OK as a way of generating affection (4,3,6) |