| HALFLIFE | Measure of the way radiation decays in some elements - lithium and iron? (4-4) |
| LIFEPRESERVER | Lithium & iron on the brine create ring of confidence (4,9) |
| GONOCOCCI | Half-cooked gnocchi decays in absence of hard bacteriae (9) |
| LIFECYCLES | Development phases of lithium and iron bikes |
| LIFE | Being made of lithium and iron (4) |
| LIFECYCLE | Everyone goes through this lithium and iron carrier (4,5) |
| STILLLIFE | Painting small plough with lithium and iron (5,4) |
| BIODEGRADES | decays in eco-friendly way |
| MINERAL | Naturally occurring inorganic matter in the form of gems, chalk, semi-precious stones, marble, some elements, crystals and quartz (7) |
| METALLURGY | Study of some elements of mystery illness by Mark and others |
| GOODIES | Sticky stuff decays in treats (7) |
| STOREROOM | Rising sculptor decays in cellar perhaps |
| METAL | Like some elements of dinner, say, including starter of tapas (5) |
| SILICA | Compound's a mix of calcium, sulphur, lithium and iodine |
| GERMCELL | Merge chlorine and lithium and it will give rise to gametes (4,4) |
| WEATHERPROOF | Could have forecasted this was created by a philosopher keeping some elements out of The House (12) |
| FERMAT | One from France linked to some elements of higher mathematics? |
| RAREEARTHS | Some elements are rather unusual -with hint of similarity (4,6) |
| MONOVALENT | Like some elements second kind of star made available (10) |
| TIMPANI | Some elements of orchestra may be nervous, almost taking pot (7) |
