| SATURNISM | Another name for lead poisoning (9) |
| LITHARGE | Another name for lead monoxide |
| PLUMBISM | Doctor is surrounded by choice, for lead poisoning (8) |
| PLUMBUM | Obsolete name for lead (7) |
| SATURN | The alchemical name for lead; or, a planet with a ring system home to possibly millions of moonlets (6) |
| BEETHOVEN | A new study suggests that this composer suffered from lead poisoning |
| CLEARCOLE | Rejecting lead, French school supports campaign for lead-free air? That's stuff glossed over |
| PLUMBBOBS | From the Latin for "lead", weights of said element or other metal placed at the ends of lines for determining verticality or the depths of water (5,4) |
| BASEMETAL | Able teams fighting for lead, perhaps (4,5) |
| GETASTART | Begin work to hire American celebrity for lead in Transformers (3,1,5) |
| AWKWAFINA | First Asian-American woman to win a Golden Globe for lead actress in a film |
| BEAARTHUR | Nine-time Emmy nominee for Lead Actress in a Comedy Series |
| SATURNIC | Thus receives a shock, suffering from lead poisoning |
| EPA | National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week sponsor: Abbr. |
| PLUMBAGO | Lead poisoning primarily leads to backache |
| PRINCIPALBOY | Headmaster finds child for lead in Peter Pan (9,3) |
| DIAHANNCARROLL | First Black performer to win a Tony Award for Lead Actress in a Musical for No Strings in 1962: 2 wds. |
| PHYLICIARASHAD | First Black performer to win a Tony Award for Lead Actress in a Play for A Raisin in the Sun in 2004: 2 wds. |
| JAMESEARLJONES | First Black performer to win a Tony Award for Lead Actor in a Play for The Great White Hope in 1969: 3 wds. |
| IMAM | From Arabic for "lead the way" or "he guided", title, found in the name of a "swooning" aubergine dish, of the prayer or salat leader of a mosque (4) |
