| LAHAR | Destructive landslide or mudflow of volcanic debris mixed with water, usually precipitated by heavy rainfall (5) |
| FLOODADVISORY | Alert precipitated by heavy rain |
| TSUNAMI | Catastrophic ocean wave, usually caused by a submarine earthquake, an underwater or coastal landslide, or a volcanic eruption. (7) |
| CASEIN | Main protein occurring in milk, precipitated by the action of the enzyme rennin; from Latin, ' cheese' ( 6) |
| MEAD | Alcoholic drink made by fermenting honey and water, usually with spices added |
| DUETO | Precipitated by |
| FEATHERBRAINED | Silly exploit precipitated by Basil? (7-7) |
| GREATSALTLAKE | Body of water, usually about two percent of Utah |
| ASH | Airborne volcanic debris that caused damage to four engines of a British Airways Boeing jet over Ind |
| STOUP | A basin for holy water, usually on the wall near the door of a Roman Catholic church (5) |
| STALAGMITE | Cave formation from dripping water, usually with a rounded tip |
| VESUVIUS | The eruption of this volcano in 79 CE buried the cities of Pompeii, Oplontis, and Stabiae under ashes and lapilli and the city of Herculaneum under a mudflow. (8) |
| PIGMENTS | Coloured powders mixed with water to make paints or thrown in the Hindu festival of Holi (8) |
| SLIP | An escape; a landslide; or, a quick-release lead for a dog (4) |
| HAZARD | Sand or water, usually, to a golfer |
| FONT | A large bowl for baptismal water, usually mounted on a pedestal (4) |
| WILDSWIMMING | The activity of taking a dip in natural waters, usually rivers and lakes (4,8) |
| KALAHARI | * Meal in New Zealand interrupted by destructive mudflow |
| ICING | ___ sugar; powdered ingredient used to make buttercream, or dusted over Victoria sandwiches or mixed with water to make a drizzle for Danish pastries (5) |
| SADSONG | "Landslide" or "Hurt" |