| OF | Relationship between a part and a whole |
| STEMMA | A garland; a family tree, genealogy or pedigree; a scroll; or, a diagram showing the relationship between a text and its existing manuscripts (6) |
| ACCOUNT | A chronicle, news report or other narrative; or, a business relationship between a bank and a customer (7) |
| ABLETOADAPT | Flexible relationship between a tadpole and a bat (4,2,5) |
| AFFAIR | Relationship between a fellow and blonde (6) |
| ELASTICITY | Advertising ___ : the relationship between a change in advertising budget and the resulting change i |
| WHIPLASH | 2014 film about the relationship between a jazz drumming student and an abusive instructor (8) |
| ANTONY | Tragedy by William Shakespeare about the relationship between a Roman general and the Queen of Egypt (6,3,9) |
| ANDCLEOPATRA | Tragedy by William Shakespeare about the relationship between a Roman general and the Queen of Egypt (6,3,9) |
| IAMB | Foot with a short part and a long part |
| CYPRUS | Island with a Greek part and a Turkish part (6) |
| ADDY | Colloquially, that which has a local-part, @, and a domain |
| AYE | Homophone of a body part and a letter |
| IMPACTED | Independent politician played a part and had an effect (8) |
| ARMADILLO | "If you should ever choose / To bathe an ___, / Use one bar of soap / And a whole lot of hope / And seventy-two pads of Brillo": Shel Silverstein |
| ARTHURIANLEGEND | camelot, Sir lancelot and a whole lot more: 2 wds. |
| LABYRINTH | Complex structure of the inner ear comprising an osseous, or bony, part and a membranous part (9) |
| GEARSHIFT | Automotive part ... and a hint to this puzzle's theme |
| ROLEPLAY | Act a part, and run round back of hall to record song |
| REDACTED | Revolutionary played a part and was taken out by keyboard warrior perhaps (8) |
