| CHEMIST | Cold edge is first to thaw for laboratory worker (7) |
| CRIMINALISATION | Making 'illegal people' protect Ali's cold edge and vicious heart first (15) |
| SUBZERO | Very cold edges to zone skirted by bus or convertible (7) |
| CLIQUEY | Exclusive clubs start to thaw, perhaps when fellow leaves (7) |
| DEFROST | Dutch fellow in decrepit store needs to thaw out (7) |
| WASHTUB | Laundry gear used to thaw the bus out (7) |
| TESTBED | Outstanding money group rejected for laboratory (4,3) |
| CHEMISE | Garment edge is caught in sides of case (7) |
| EARDRUM | It picks up sound when edge is taken, caught behind (7) |
| ABERFAN | Take special note, this area by the cliff's edge is unstable -- it's just outside of Merthyr Vale (7) |
| ASARULE | When a straight-edge is used, usually (2,1,4) |
| RIMSHOT | Edge is wrecked because of type of stroke drummer uses |
| TESTTUBES | Glass vessels used to hold material for laboratory tests (4,5) |
| TECHNICIAN | Laboratory worker has chance in IT to develop (10) |
| PERMAFROST | Representative turning up with mother to poet isn't expected ever to thaw (10) |
| MELT | To thaw edges of mistletoe, start to lower temperature |
| ENTITLEMENT | Privilege for one to thaw back inside hospital wards (11) |
| STANDSTILL | Stop and pay for laboratory apparatus ... (10) |
| LAB | Abbrev. for Laboratory, Labrador or Labour! (3) |
| BEAKER | Lipped, cylindrical glass vessel for laboratory use (6) |
