| SERVICE | Word after "secret" or "self" |
| AGENT | Word after secret or talent |
| CODE | Word after 'secret' or "bar" |
| CONTROL | A word for command or power; a dial, joystick, switch or other such regulating device; or, self-restraint (7) |
| DIGNITY | Word for the state or quality of being worthy of honour; high rank; decorum or propriety; or, self-respect (7) |
| CARE | Word after "health" or "self" |
| CLOSETS | Word originally for a king or queen's secret or private chambers within a palace, now used to mean cupboards or wardrobes (7) |
| RUNE | Any one of the letters of the futhork or ancient Germanic alphabet, devised for carving into wood or stone; a modern interpretation of one of these for divination; a mystery or secret; or, a magic sym |
| PROUD | Feeling self-respect, self-esteem, or self-importance. Synonyms: immodest, arrogant, vainglorious |
| VANITY | From "empty", word for conceit, excessive pride or self-love; a Bunyanesque town through which pilgrims pass en route to the Celestial City; or, in the US, a dressing-table (6) |
| INNER | Word before tube or self |
| EGO | Self-esteem or self-importance (3) |
| UNTUTORED | After reforming, turn out educated or self-taught? (9) |
| MAINTENANCEFREE | Self-correcting or self-cleaning, say |
| SCHEME | A diagram of the positions of celestial objects; a chart, outline or table; a systematic plan of action; or, a secret or underhand plot (6) |
| TOP | Word before "secret" or "hat" |
| ESOTERIC | Which word means private, secret, or confidential (8) |
| OPEN | Word with secret or source |
| ESOTERICA | Secret or mysterious objects or writings (9) |
| TRADE | Word before secret or paperback |
