| VITALROLE | Overall, it played an important part (5,4) |
| FEATURED | Iron Age male's missing daughter played an important part |
| THEBES | City in central Greece which played an important part in Greek mythology (6) |
| HURRICANE | Single-seater fighter plane that played an important role in the Battle of Britain (9) |
| DENTISTRY | Oral examinations are an important part of it |
| CENTRALTO | An important part of |
| BEATMUSIC | Is it played at a police ball? (4,5) |
| PENNYWISE | Evil clown in the 1986 Stephen King horror novel It, played on screen by Bill Skarsgard in 2017 (9) |
| RAGS | During World War I, this French stray dog was adopted by an American serviceman to be part of his unit. He played an important role as a message carrier, running notes between the rear headquarters an |
| BLANKET | Overall, it provides warmth (7) |
| TANCRED | Norman leader in the First Crusade who played an important role in the capture of Jerusalem (1078-1112). |
| SMUTS | Jan ___, South African statesman who played an important role in the establishment of the League of Nations (5) |
| SHEEP | Farm animal, Mallorca's White variety has played an important role in the island's commercial activity for many years, and the Red, which originally came from North Africa, is highly prized for its wo |
| SNAKE | Creature which played an important role in religious and cultural life in ancient Greece and Egypt (5) |
| FACEBOOK | Walls are an important part of it |
| FEATURE | It's characteristic to have an important part (7) |
| POOL | Banking is an important part of it |
| MINERALEXPLORATION | It's an important part of Nunavut's economy: 2 wds. |
| ASP | It played its part in Cleopatra's poisoning |
| REDSEA | Site with an important part in a 1956 film? |
