| HUSKY | Reportedly, fish important for dog (5) |
| ELECTRICEEL | Fish, important ingredient of paella the Spanish choose for starters |
| SAND | ___ eel, marine fish, important as food for seabirds (4) |
| VITAL | It is important for life so Val must go for id (5) |
| FOCAL | Important for baby animal to swallow vitamin (5) |
| LEVEN | Loch in Kinross, nature reserve important for wildfowl (5) |
| NIGHT | --scented stocks; lilac-coloured flowers fragrant at dusk, important for attracting moths and, in turn, bats (5) |
| TRADE | ___ winds - steady winds near equator that were important for early navigation (5) |
| MOCHA | Port in Yemen on the Red Sea which was formerly important for the export of Arabian coffee (5) |
| RENIN | Proteolytic renal enzyme that catalyses the production of angiotensin, important for regulating blood pressure (5) |
| PIVOT | Turn to someone important for backing |
| MAINE | State what is most important for folk to hear |
| LEASH | Important for walkies |
| XYLEM | Plant tissue important for the conveyance of nutrients |
| PLAIN | Schematic drawing primarily important for patent |
| WATERTABLE | Fashion a better law that's important for operating well (5,5) |
| ABOVEBOARD | Too important for the directors to deal with, to be frank (5,5) |
| WATCHCOMMITTEE | Was the ticker important for this body? (5,9) |
| ROMAINE | Lettuce and fish eggs -- most important for inclusion (7) |
| DRUMMAJOR | Instrument more important for leader of band (4-5) |
