| BROTHERS | Bromine, astatine, fluorine, iodine and chlorine: are they in order? (8) |
| HALOGEN | Any of the elements astatine, fluorine, bromine, iodine and chlorine (7) |
| IDENTIFICATION | Recognition one must have fluorine, iodine and calcium in growth of teeth |
| HALOGENS | Fluorine, chlorine, bromine, iodine and astatine (8) |
| TWINBEDS | Tenor marries over in Belgium - are they in bridal suite? (4,4) |
| ADMIRALS | Are they in charge of the back of the ship? (4,8) |
| STARFISH | Are they, in the main, celebrities? (8) |
| FORWARDS | Are they in hospital teams? (8) |
| DISCLOSE | Let drop when draught contains iodine, sulphur and chlorine (8) |
| PHOSGENE | Which WWI toxic gas was made from carbon monoxide and chlorine? (8) |
| CROMLECH | Stone circle built of chrome and chlorine aggregate |
| MALAPROP | Word or phrase having the same reference as one used later, as 'they' in 'when they awoke, the children arose' (8) |
| SANITATE | Make clean derivative of astatine (8) |
| CEREBRAL | Intellectual finds bromine in food (8) |
| ILLFATED | Filled ground about astatine briefly, doomed to failure (3-5) |
| REAR | Are they in charge of the back of the ship? (4,8) |
| RIDINGS | Are they in grids in Yorkshire? (7) |
| CUFFS | Are they in Garda barracks for anyone getting shirty? (5) |
| WAITERS | Are they in no hurry to serve meals? (7) |
| STROLLERS | Are they in no hurry to act? (9) |