| TRINITROTOLUENE | Explosive that can be melted, and is relatively insensitive to shock (15) |
| CARAMELS | Chewy candies that can be melted to make an apple coating |
| NUMBER | Relatively insensitive to a piece of music (6) |
| TNT | It's fairly insensitive to shock, fortunately |
| LOYAL | It's true an alloy can be melted |
| SOLUBLE | Only acceptance of maritime love can be melted (7) |
| ICARUS | Who, with artificial wings waxed to him, flew too close to the sun, and the wax melted and he fell into the sea and drowned (6) |
| GUDGEON | Gong due to be melted down to make little silver fish (7) |
| NEOLOGIST | Lose ingot that's to be melted down for coiner? |
| SCRAPMETAL | Get rid of gold, for instance - it's going to be melted down |
| HEAVYMETAL | Some rock and lead, say, have melted and tamely liquefied (5,5) |
| TOTIENT | Turn over explosive that is boxed revealing summer’s count? |
| AMATOL | Explosive that derives its name from ammonium and toluene (6) |
| OFUSE | Valuable ring to be melted |
| BREAD | Cheddar ... or what cheddar might be melted on |
| WELSHRAREBIT | Dish of melted and seasoned cheese on toast (5,7) |
| FUSED | It's melted and supplied as food around the States (5) |
| SEALINGWAX | Substance melted and stamped on official documents (7,3) |
| CRACKNEL | Hard brittle confectionery made from melted and set sugar, typically containing nuts (8) |
| RAREBIT | Dish of melted and seasoned cheese on toast (7) |
