| ADULTERATION | Act of mixing with an inferior substance |
| ADULTERATED | Mixed With An Inferior Substance (11) |
| SOCIABLE | Fond of mixing with others (8) |
| HORSEMAN | Homer's mixing with an equestrian (8) |
| SHUFFLE | A walk while dragging one's feet; an act of mixing cards in a pack; a change of ministers; or, a play of one's tracks/songs in a random order (7) |
| STIR | Word for activity, bustle, commotion or disturbance; a roused emotion; an act of mixing cake/pudding batter, paint, tea etc; or, a prison (4) |
| ADULTERATE | Contaminate by adding an inferior substance (10) |
| ADULTERATING | Adding an inferior substance to |
| NAG | Find fault with an inferior horse (3) |
| ANAGRAM | One of those capable of mixing up the characters with a couple of beasty types from the farming community (7) |
| BOHEA | Black Chinese tea whose name came to be associated with an inferior grade |
| TREACLE | The sweet result of mixing claret with the end of the wine (7) |
| INTERPRETATION | Explaining result of mixing nitrate with protein (14) |
| TONES | Results of mixing colors with gray, perhaps |
| GERMANIC | Teutonic style of mixing cream with gin (8) |
| ORMOLU | A former technique of mixing powdered gold with mercury to gild cheap metal, now replaced by safer alternatives |
| CONFECTION | Word for the action of mixing or compounding; a bonbon, candy, fruit preserve, sweetmeat or other sugary delicacy; an elaborate garment; frothy entertainment; or, anything regarded as frivolous or fus |
| VERT | Result of mixing jaune et bleu |
| MALARKEY | Nonsense of mixing up alarm key (8) |
| BENEFITS | Advantages of mixing up beef tins (8) |
