| ROOTCANAL | Narrow passage through which nerves and blood vessels enter the pulp cavity of a tooth (4,5) |
| DENTINE | Calcified tissue which surrounds the pulp cavity of a tooth (7) |
| HILUM | Hollow where nerves and blood vessels enter and leave an organ such as the kidney |
| NEUROLOGY | Branch of medicine that deals with the anatomy, functions and organic disorders of nerves and the nervous system (9) |
| MARMALADE | A preserve made by boiling the pulp and rind of citrus fruits, especially oranges, with sugar |
| PULP | Soft innermost part of a tooth, consisting of nerves and blood vessels (4) |
| UPCOURAGE | Gather the nerve and plug our cupcake ingredients for a change (5,2,7) |
| GANGLIONS | Lots of nerve and team pride? (9) |
| NEVERMIND | Broke nerve and intellect? Oh well (5,4) |
| INTERVIEW | Nerve and wit I deployed in formal meeting |
| GAGE | The diameter of the cavity of a tube such as a rifle barrel (4) |
| TETANY | An abnormal increase in the excitability of nerves and muscles, caused by a deficiency of parathyroid secretion |
| PUREE | A thick, moist, smooth-textured form of cooked vegetables, fruits usually made by pressing the pulp through a sieve or by whipping this in a blender |
| GALVANI | 18th-century Italian physician and physicist noted for his studies of the effects of electricity on animal nerves and muscles (7) |
| LUIGI | 18th-century Italian physician and physicist noted for his studies of the effects of electricity on animal nerves and muscles (5) |
| VAGUS | From the Latin for "wandering", the body's 10th cranial nerve and the main component of the parasympathetic nervous system (5) |
| GUINNESS | In advertisements, which drink was claimed to build strong muscles, feed exhausted nerves and enrich the blood? (8) |
| NERVE | Which tender tissue is in the pulp of a tooth (5) |
| PAPER | A writing material made out of the pulp of wood or other fibrous substances / documents |
| INTAKE | Passage through which a fluid enters a machine |
