| EMPHASISED | Stressed, ... the importance |
| MUSICTEACHERS | They demonstrate the differences between Bass and Harp to those emphasising the importance of studying the notes (5,8) |
| EARTH | _____ Day is an annual celebration honouring the achievements of the environmental movement and raising awareness of the importance of long-term ecological sustainability (5) |
| EARNEST | What completes the title of the Oscar Wilde play The Importance of Being ___? (7) |
| DOWNGRADE | Reduce the importance of the slope |
| ARTERIAL | A retrial in motion, denoting the importance of the route (8) |
| OSCARWILDE | The Importance Of Being Earnest author who said 'Experience is the name everyone gives to their mist |
| MISSPRISM | Governess in the Oscar Wilde play The Importance of Being Earnest (4,5) |
| EKMAN | Swedish oceanographer who recognised the importance of the Coriolis force on ocean currents (5) |
| MARXISM | Political philosophy developed in the 19th Century that stresses the importance of class struggle (7) |
| LADYBRACKNELL | Character who delivers the line "A handbag?" in Oscar Wilde's play The Importance of Being Earnest |
| WATT | Scotsman who showed the importance of the transfer of power (4) |
| SYDENHAM | Physician called the "English Hippocrates" who emphasised the importance of bedside observations and accurate records of patients (8) |
| MAGNITUDE | The importance of United being in the game but losing one point (9) |
| EVANS | Dame Edith -; actress whose memorable films include 1952's The Importance of Being Earnest and 1964's The Chalk Garden (5) |
| YUTANG | Lin ___, author of the best seller "The Importance of Living" |
| ENLIGHTENMENT | The ---, 18th-Century philosophical movement stressing the importance of reason (13) |
| OVERVALUE | Exaggerate the importance of the Louvre and rave about losing top rating (9) |
| EDITHEVANS | Actress who played Lady Bracknell in the 1952 film The Importance of Being Earnest (5,5) |
| BARNECESSITIES | Edited song from "The Jungle Book" about the importance of a well-stocked liquor cabinet? |
