| Rating | Solver | Clue |
|---|---|---|
| HEART | Core | |
| INSIDE | Core | |
| NUCLEUS | Core | |
| HUB | Core | |
| NUB | Core | |
| COB | Corn core | |
| PLANK | Core exercise | |
| NITTY-GRITTY | Core issue | |
| TENETS | Core values | |
| IDEALS | Core values | |
| CORNCOB | Maize core | |
| ETHOS | Core values | |
| PORNOGRAPHIC | Hard-core (movie) | |
| NITTYGRITTY | Core issue | |
| CORD | Of Core | |
| CORING | Of Core | |
| LEAD | Pencil’s graphite core | |
| MAGMA | Molten core rock | |
| NEXUS | Core or centre | |
| CORPS | Military group’s core broadcast | |
| ROD | Bar from untrodden core | |
| OKS | Cookers ignoring core agreements | |
| DETEST | Loathe core academic exam | |
| NYLON | Any long core fibre | |
| PREACH | Explain fruit contains wormy core | |