| LITTLEDIPPER | At the party where the scientist was demonstrating her new shrink ray, [ZAP!] the punch ladle turned into a ... |
| DISCOVERY | Recognition of what the scientist was hoping to make (9) |
| MICROLOANS | The shrink-ray startup was financed via ... |
| DIMINISH | Stupid at home, his new shrink |
| ATOMICSUBMARINE | When the main course was ready, [ZAP!] the six-foot hoagie turned into an ... |
| MERETRIFLE | When the dessert was brought out, [ZAP!] the pudding cake turned into a ... |
| MICROSECONDS | Finally, when the still-hungry guests went back for more, [ZAP!] the additional helpings turned into ... |
| SMALLFRIES | When the appetizers were passed around, [ZAP!] the potato wedges turned into ... |
| YOUNG | Wilder scientist was described thus in the second person: no good |
| SANDEEL | Recalled river where genetic material discovered by top scientist was from burrowing fish |
| ISAAC | First name of the scientist whose three laws of motion form the basic principles of classical mechanics (5) |
| OXYGEN | Element essential to life, it was first discovered as existing in air by the scientist Joseph Priestley |
| WALLIS | The scientist whose genius enabled The Dam Busters to fulfil their mission (6,6) |
| BARNES | The scientist whose genius enabled The Dam Busters to fulfil their mission (6,6) |
| FRANCOISTRUFFAUT | Filmmaker who played the scientist Claude Lacombe in Close Encounters of the Third Kind |
| BUTTERFATALLY | Top the toast while it's still in the toaster (Zap!)? |
| ARCHIMEDES | Scientist was correspondent in a matter of law |
| COURT | Fyne -; National Trust-owned garden in the Quantocks once home to Andrew Crosse, the scientist said to have inspired Mary Shelley to create Frankenstein (5) |
| ISAACNEWTON | Was it one can ordered by the scientist? (5,6) |
| STATS | Brief statistics from the scientist at sea (5) |
