| OMERTA | Stays silent about EMT - or a version thereof (6) |
| KEEPMUM | Stay silent about a secret |
| TOAD | Creature, early version thereof eating nothing without support |
| MORATORIUM | Stay silent about speaker and writer |
| EMERGENCY | The E in EMT or ER |
| TLA | EMT or OMG, initially |
| ERECTNESS | Being up before court, naked emperor stays silent initially (9) |
| KEEPSMUM | Maintains the matriarch, but stays silent (5,3) |
| TORRID | Intensely passionate dirt, or a version of it (6) |
| SEASON | One of the four natural divisions of a year; or, a time thereof when a particular fruit, vegetable, nut etc is most fresh, plentiful or ripe (6) |
| CLAMUP | Stay silent (colloq) (4,2) |
| EMBLEM | Such a badge could resemble machinery or a part thereof (6) |
| SECTOR | A religious group or just a special part thereof (6) |
| REGIME | A particular government or system thereof (6) |
| ATTAIN | Arrive at Parramatta instantly or a part thereof (6) |
| SWITCH | This is too small for a broomstick, having small rider thereof (6) |
| MOWING | Cutting down the first Ministry of the Air Force, or part thereof (6) |
| OFFCUT | Rancid meat, a smaller piece thereof (6) |
| PETROL | Piano, and French exponent thereof, recalled contribution to Rolls-royce performance (6) |
| CRISP | A baked or fried potato snack; or, a version of crumble pudding (5) |
