| DIPOLE | Two equal but separate electric charges or magnetic poles (6) |
| REPULSION | A feeling of aversion or disgust; or, in physics, the phenomenon whereby two electric charges or magnetic poles push each other away (9) |
| ENERGY | It can be radiant or magnetic |
| AURORA | What natural electrical phenomenon results in streamers of coloured light in the sky especially near the magnetic poles (6) |
| BOTTLE | From the Latin for "cask, wineskin", one of the narrow-necked vessels in a wine cellar of which a butler was originally in charge; or, a word for courage, nerve or pluck (6) |
| CRIMEN | A charge or reproach or offence |
| BEHEAD | Take charge or I'll cut you off! (6) |
| RAMROD | Implement for forcing down a charge or for cleaning a gun-barrel (6) |
| EDITOR | Is this periodical person in charge or tied to fluctuation? (6) |
| INDUCTION | Process by which a body with electric or magnetic properties produces magnetism or an electric charg |
| ANIMALFARM | George Orwell's "All animals are equal but some animals are more equal than others" work (6,4) |
| BEARINGS | In heraldry, charges or devices on shields; or, coats of arms (8) |
| EXCITES | Produces electric or magnetic activity (in) (7) |
| REPEL | What two similarly charged magnetic poles do |
| POLAR | (Of a compound) having electric charges (5) |
| NURSERY | Business with small charges, or one that caters for growing needs (7) |
| PEERESS | Lady without equal but with large shed |
| CELLIST | Musician in unadmired group without equal but less content (7) |
| RUNUPATAB | Accumulate charges ... or what you must do to answer four clues in this puzzle |
| PARTSANDLABOR | Mechanic's charges, or a hint to both words in the starred clues' answers |
