| CRAMPONS | Intensively study part of the 10 for spiked plates (8) |
| BONEUP | Intensively study part of a skeleton in a higher position (4,2) |
| CRAMPON | Spiked plate for a climbing boot |
| CONSPIRE | Study part of the church plot (8) |
| FREEWAY | Vehicles for spiked-shoe drivers (4,5) |
| MACE | Came round for spiked club (4) |
| HIPPOCAMPUS | Where thick-skinned types study part of the brain? |
| PARIETAL | Part of the 10 the norm, that is unlikely to be scalped (8,4) |
| AMYGDALA | Leaning back, a boy exercises a part of the 10 (8) |
| THALAMUS | Part of the 10, like that cushioning a blow (8) |
| CEREBRUM | Church concerned with familiar city in part of the 10 (8) |
| MITCHELL | Comedian and member of the 10 O'Clock Live team (5, 8) |
| LOBE | Part of the 10 the norm, that is unlikely to be scalped (8,4) |
| ESTREATS | Latino star once named one of "The 10 sexiest bachelors in the world" by People magazine |
| ACHESAND | Pine beach with lights, it's said, one of the 10 26 (5,3,5) |
| HIPPO | Part of the 10 where heavyweight author files page (11) |
| CAMPUS | Part of the 10 where heavyweight author files page (11) |
| MEDULLA | Consider clamping journalist on a part of the 10 (7) |
| DENVERBRONCOS | Study part of speech with vicious scorn about love for American football team (6,7) |
| TREAD | Time to study part of tyre (5) |
