| KERNELS | What are the softer, edible parts contained in the shells of nuts (7) |
| INTERNS | Trainees put in the ground shell of nuts |
| OCTET | Stable group of eight electrons in the shell of an atom (5) |
| PROBLEM | Difficulty with bishop in part contained by head of government (7) |
| FOREST | This could be made up of hard wood or the softer variety (6) |
| KERNEL | The softer part contained within the hard shell of a nut (6) |
| INTHEMAIN | For the most part contained by the sea (2,3,4) |
| DENSITY | This shows the concentration of matter contained in the volume (7) |
| CARCASS | The remains of a cooked bird after all the edible parts have been removed |
| NACARAT | Word, thought to be referring to a colour of the shell of a mollusc that yields mother-of-pearl, for a shade of orangey-red or "sunset"; or, a fabric/linen dyed in such a hue (7) |
| TARSALS | In animals that walk on their toes, any of several short, angular bones contained in the hock (7) |
| PECTINE | A setting agent contained in the fleshy pulp of unripe fruit (7) |
| ARMLOAD | The quantity that can be contained in the arms (7) |
| INCENSE | What's contained in the thurible could make one's blood boil (7) |
| COELIAC | --- disease, intestinal disorder caused by sensitivity to a protein contained in the gluten of cereals (7) |
| THEREIN | Contained in the place that has been mentioned; in that regard (7) |
| HERMITC | Small soft-bodied crustacean that lives in and carries about the empty shells of whelks |
| CANNOLI | Italian dessert consisting of tube-shaped shells of fried pastry dough with a sweet, creamy filling (7) |
| SHIELDS | Shells of tortoises; pieces of armour; or, heraldic escutcheons (7) |
| GIBLETS | Internal edible parts of a fowl (7) |
