| OBBLIGATI | They are essential parts of players' scores (9) |
| FIGURESOFSPEECH | Exaggerations, oxymorons and suchlike are essential parts of the budget as presented in parliament? (7,2,6) |
| VACUOLE | A space within a cell that is empty of cytoplasm, lined with a membrane, and filled with fluid. They are essential organelles, performing functions such as storage, ingestion, digestion, excretion, an |
| TDS | NFL player's scores |
| CANNON | The kind of ball a billiard-player scores from (6) |
| HATS | They're thrown on the ice after a player scores three goals in a game |
| KEYSTONES | Essential parts of arches (9) |
| OBBLIGATO | This is an essential part of a player's score (9) |
| AMINOACID | Any of a group of organic compounds that are essential components of the diet (5,4) |
| STRATEGIC | I get upset in rickety carts that are essential for fighting war (9) |
| ELEMENTS | The essential parts of things that are abstract (8) |
| ELEMENT | One of the essential parts of an electrical item (7) |
| DISCLOSURES | Essential parts of the Book of Revelation? (11) |
| STRINGS | Essential parts of violins (7) |
| HEARTS | Essential parts of cultural activities missing first time (6) |
| EVISCERATE | Remove essential parts of tea service after breakage |
| FINNS | Essential parts of fish, we hear, for northerners (5) |
| SHEETS | He sets out essential parts of the newspaper (6) |
| NUCLEI | Essential parts of clue solved in province (6) |
| EXTRAS | Non-essential parts of sex art, perhaps. (6) |
