| STERILISE | How to destroy bacteria, ie with Lister's treatment (9) |
| CHOPHOUSE | How to destroy a dwelling eatery (4-5) |
| STERILE | Like a knife's edge after Lister's treatment? (7) |
| DISINFECT | Clean so as to destroy bacteria |
| APOLOGIST | One who defends a Venetian explorer with heart (9) |
| CAVERNOUS | Underground explorer with common sense that's huge |
| SKINDIVER | Underwater explorer with no special suit |
| PASTEURISED | Heated to destroy bacteria (11) |
| PHAGE | Virus whose function is to destroy bacteria (5) |
| CELEBRANT | B-lister's harangue at person performing priestly duties? (9) |
| SUPERSTAR | Hollywood A-lister's sure parts can be arranged (9) |
| STARSTUFF | Dust, in a cosmic sense (or, qualities of an A-listers?) |
| THEJETSET | At end of flight, he and I in Paris examine returning A-listers? (3,3,3) |
| EGOCENTRIC | Unconcerned with others, ie., with girl's first concert arrangement (10) |
| RESIDE | Dwell, ie, with Reds? (6) |
| TOPHATS | Work inside, ie with headgear (3,4) |
| MEATPIE | I object at party starting, ie with a non-vegetarian pastry (4,3) |
| AEDILE | Strike deal ie with old official (6) |
| ANTIBIOTIC | Substance that destroy's bacteria |
| DISINFECTANT | Chemical liquid that destroys bacteria (12) |
