| BLISTERS | Bubble-like swellings on the skin, typically caused by heat or friction |
| BOIL | An inflamed swelling on the skin typically caused by an infected hair follicle (4) |
| BURN | Injury caused by heat or fire(4) |
| STYES | Swellings on the eyelid |
| LIPECTOMY | Surgical removal of fatty tissue from beneath the skin, typically by suction (9) |
| ITCHY | Like wool on bare skin, typically |
| BLIGHT | Any of various plant diseases characterised by withering or shrivelling without rotting, typically caused by fungi or bacteria (6) |
| MYOCARDITIS | Inflammation of the muscle tissue of the heart, typically caused by viral infections (11) |
| NETTLERASH | Non-technical name for the skin condition urticaria, typically caused by an allergic reaction (6,4) |
| GEAR | Sharing its root with Latin for "clothing", a word for attire, costume or habiliments; fashion; or, in another sense, fraying, pilling or other damage caused by constant use or friction (4) |
| ISCHAEMIA | Inadequate flow of blood to a part of the body, typically caused by a blockage such as an embolism or thrombosis in an artery (9) |
| CALLUSES | Hard areas of skin, caused by pressure or friction (8) |
| COOKERY | The culinary art or practice of preparing food, strictly by heat; or, in the US, a kitchen in which to apply said cheffing skills to numerous ingredients including cheese, dough, eggs, fish, fruit, pa |
| CALLUS | Area of skin which is thick or hard from continual pressure or friction (6) |
| TSUNAMIS | Oceanic phenomena typically caused by seismic activity |
| TYLOSIS | A bubble-like formation in the cavity of tracheids or vessels in the wood of trees. (7) |
| THERMIC | The unending crime wave caused by heat (7) |
| REMONTOIR | Horological device used in precision watches or clocks to compensate for errors or friction within the timepiece itself; from French, 'rewind' (9) |
| WHET | To sharpen, as by grinding or friction (4) |
| BLISTER | Bubble-like swelling on skin (7) |
