| GOBALLISTIC | A large series of items in desert about to explode |
| CRAWLER | Raised record containing large series of battles with local sycophant (7) |
| BEAD | One of a series of items strung to form a necklace or a rosary; or, the edge of a pneumatic tyre that grips a wheel when inflated (4) |
| RANGE | A rank, row or series of items; a stretch of open country, such as that freely roved by a gamekeeper, hen, park warden, soldier or wanderer; or, a large stove for cooking (5) |
| TILE | One of a series of items used in the art or process of tessellation; or, pieces for mah-jong or Scrabble (4) |
| ALPHA | Greek letter, used to denote the first in a series of items/categories (5) |
| TOANDDIEINLA | 1985 thriller with the tagline "A federal agent is dead. A killer is loose. And the City of Angels is about to explode." |
| ANDUP | Words often after the lowest-priced in a series of items |
| CATALYST | About time a series of items is mentioned - that should expedite things |
| SPACING | Gaps in a series of items (7) |
| APOPLEXY | Boy about to explode violently at last in extreme anger (8) |
| HOPPINGMAD | About to explode after removal of pin? (7,3) |
| GARAGES | Petrol about to explode in service stations (7) |
| FITTOBUST | Measure for a bra that's about to explode (3,2,4) |
| NTH | Last or greatest in an indefinitely large series |
| LATINIST | Old communication expert's series of items includes a metal |
| GLISTEN | Shine, displaying knowledge about series of items |
| WELTER | A large number of items in no order |
| TUPLES | Python variables that contain a collection of items in a fixed order |
| UBOAT | War vessel about to explode (1-4) |
