| COMPONENT | Part of something bigger |
| INSETS | Home groups are part of something bigger |
| SEED | Start of something bigger |
| SUBUNIT | Distinct component of something bigger (7) |
| MICROCOSM | One reptile, abnormally large, stretching two metres, representative of something bigger |
| THETHINENDOFTHEWEDGE | Pushed under the door, it's the start of something bigger |
| THEISM | Belief in something bigger than oneself |
| BOOKEND | One of a pair of often ornamental props or supports placed on either side of a row of upright tomes; thus, any first or last part of something (7) |
| RATS | Pearl Jam "They don't scurry when something bigger comes their way" song |
| TARDIS | Taken from a TV series, something bigger inside than it appears from outside |
| ACORN | A little problem for chiropodist, from which something bigger may develop |
| GIRAFFE | In US, regular service going by 'iron horse'? No, something bigger (7) |
| GRATER | Shredder for carrots, cheese, ginger or perhaps something bigger (6) |
| KERNEL | Edible part of a nut; or, a vital or central part of something such as a computer's core (6) |
| ADDIN | Include something as part of something else |
| SURFACE | External part of something / come to the top of / facade |
| LIEAT | ___ the heart of... (important part of something): 2 wds. |
| SAMPLE | A small part of something representative of the whole (6) |
| SEGMENT | A section of a curve or part of something. (7) |
| INCLUDE | Consider as part of something (7) |
