| CORING | Removing the center of, as an apple |
| CORED | Removed the center of, as an apple |
| IROCK | Boast formed by removing the middle two words of a popular Paul Simon song title |
| HOMAGE | Removing the centre of base website in deference (6) |
| CORER | Utensil for removing the centre of the pome described in 28 Across |
| CORES | Gets the middle out of, as an apple |
| PARE | Remove the skin of, as an apple |
| FRUIT | From the Latin meaning "enjoyment of produce or harvest", an edible part of a plant, such as an apple, fig, gooseberry, greengage, medlar, pear, plum or quince (5) |
| RIPEST | At the peak of maturity, as an apple |
| PIP | The seed of a fleshy fruit, such as an apple or pear (3) |
| HOPUP | Increase the power of, as an engine |
| RESAMPLE | Change the bit rate of, as an audio file |
| BODY | Group of persons thought of as an entity (4) |
| EDIT | Change the wording of, as an article |
| JUICES | Squeezes the liquid out of as an orange |
| GOODBYE | Accept the sudden loss of, as an opportunity |
| SOUPUP | Increase the power of, as an engine |
| REFRAME | Change the focus of, as an argument |
| TUNED | Adjusted the pitch of, as an instrument |
| RESTYLE | Change the look of, as an apartment |
