| KINGPIN | Bolt or pivot in a car's steering mechanism; or, an organisation's most important person (7) |
| FLAGSHIP | An organisation's most important thing |
| WHEEL | A potter's turntable; a driver's steering mechanism; or, a yarn-spinner's machine with a spindle (5) |
| SETUP | Way in which equipment or an organisation is arranged; or, informal word for a situation orchestrated to falsely incriminate someone (3-2) |
| ROTATES | Turns around a centre or pivot (7) |
| SEESAW | Playground item with a pivot in the middle (6) |
| TIEROD | Element of a car's steering mechanism |
| SWIVELLED | Turned (as if) on a pin or pivot |
| SLUES | Pivots, in Nantucket |
| THUNDER | With a distance estimated with a "flash-to-bang" method, the clap, crash, foulder, peal, roll or rumble caused by a lightning bolt; or, any loud deep resounding boom (7) |
| SPANNER | A wrench for applying torque to nuts and bolts; or, a source of annoyance or hindrance (7) |
| NOISILY | The most important person, stupid, heartless, as one making a din (7) |
| QUARREL | Crossbow bolt; or, a diamondshaped pane of glass (7) |
| APTONYM | Person's name that's amusingly appropriate, like Usain Bolt or William Wordsworth |
| SHAFT | An arrow or spear; a sunbeam, lightning bolt or other column of light; the rachis or rib of a feather; one of a pair of thills of a carriage or cart; or, a well-like passage into a mine (5) |
| NOISIER | Most important person is turning to face the Queen, becoming louder? (7) |
| RHODIUM | Metallic element used in a car's catalytic converter (7) |
| WRITEIN | Send a letter to an organisation's branch mostly about procedural matter (5,2) |
| ELOPERS | They bolt or sleep fitfully (7) |
| SUPREMO | Just about sure Pom is the most important person (7) |
