| MAINSTAY | Something that plays the most important role in a particular group (8) |
| ETHNICAL | One in the clan, out of place in a particular group (8) |
| RICHARD | - Rankin, actor who plays the most recent incarnation of Inspector Rebus (7) |
| OUTSIDER | One not in a particular group |
| BACKSEAT | It's driving you mad behind taking a less important role (8) |
| SYNDROME | A medical condition that is characterised by a particular group of signs and symptoms (8) |
| FEATURES | Plays an important role (8) |
| TCELL | Type of lymphocyte that matures in the thymus gland and plays an important role in the immune response (1,4) |
| TYPEFACE | Sort to confront a particular group of characters (8) |
| ROSE | Flower that plays an important role in the story of 14A (4) |
| NAMEPART | Important role redesigning one-time apartment |
| TANCRED | Norman leader in the First Crusade who played an important role in the capture of Jerusalem (1078-1112). |
| HURRICANE | Single-seater fighter plane that played an important role in the Battle of Britain (9) |
| CLASSIFY | Put into a particular group or category |
| 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 |
| EARTHWORM | Muck from bait shop plays important role in draining soil (9) |
| METS | Team that plays the Yankees in the Subway Series |
| TOTEM | ___ carver (important role in the Tlingit community) |
| SNAKE | Creature which played an important role in religious and cultural life in ancient Greece and Egypt (5) |
