| NITTYGRITTY | Essential details of a matter |
| BRASSTACKS | Essential details of supporters with loads (5,5) |
| HOGWASH | Artist whose painting of the children of George II's apothecary, Daniel Graham, includes details of a cat, a cherry-bob, a goldfinch in a gilded cage and a silver basket of fruit (7) |
| HOGARTH | Artist whose painting of the children of George II's apothecary, Daniel Graham, includes details of a cat, a cherry-bob, a goldfinch in a gilded cage and a silver basket of fruit |
| SUM | The result of addition; a quantity of money; or, the gist of a matter (3) |
| GOPUBLIC | Reveal details of a previously private matter (2,6) |
| ENQUIRY | A systematic investigation of a matter of public interest (7) |
| CRUX | Essential point of a matter |
| GIST | A private way to the substance of a matter |
| ASPECT | A particular component or feature of a matter |
| SPOILER | Unwanted revelation of plot details of a film or tv show. (7) |
| SMALLPRINT | Details of a contract or insurance policy, often a trap for the unwary (5,5) |
| MIXCALCULATIONS | Details of a bartender's manual? |
| PARTICULARS | Details of a scriptural rewriting |
| INSANDOUTS | All the details of a parliamentary election result? |
| ITEMISES | Specifies details of a list (8) |
| FINEPRINT | Details of a contract (4,5) |
| RELATE | Pass on the details of a story from Tralee |
| TACTICIAN | One who plans the details of a campaign (9) |
| WONKY | Knowledgeable on arcane details of a subject |
