| SPARKS | Fiery particles as a result of welding, short circuits or iron striking flint; nickname for an electrician or ship's radio operator; glass-cutting diamonds; or, sprightly people (6) |
| OHM | Something an elect-rician would chant? |
| ATOM | Apart from splitting it, Rutherford was the first to describe this particle as a nucleus surrounded |
| LAPS | Race-track circuits or lengths of a pool |
| ELECTRONICS | Circuits or devices using transistors, microchips, etc. (11) |
| SPARKLE | Word for glitter, an emission of fiery particles, scintillation, vivacity, the lustre of a diamond or the appearance of effervescence or fizz in champagne or pop (7) |
| SWITCH | Tassel-like tuft on the tip of a cow's tail; a device for opening or closing a circuit; or a whisk for whipping cream or eggs (6) |
| WALK | Meaning "roll" or "wander", an amble, ramble, saunter or stroll; the regular circuit or round of a trader, postman etc; or, by extension, one's course of life or profession (4) |
| SPARKLER | A beer pump's head-frothing nozzle; fizzy wine; a diamond; or, a handheld firework emitting a shower of glittering fiery particles (8) |
| SPRAYER | An atomizer or equipment used for forcing a liquid into fine particles as paint, insecticide etc. |
| SPARK | A real or figurative fiery particle that, while tiny, can ignite a bomb, emotion, idea, tinderbox or even a revolution (5) |
| OUTPUT | Data produced by a computer; quantity harvested, manufactured or produced; or, the power or voltage delivered by a circuit or device (6) |
| ANALOG | (electronics) Of a circuit or device having an output that is proportional to the input. |
| ARC | Luminous discharge of electricity across a gap in a circuit or between two electrodes etc. (3) |
| VOLTAGESPIKES | By-products of short circuits |
| SLAPSTICK | Opening of short circuit's instant style of comedy (9) |
| GRITTY | Marked by fine abrasive particles as of sand, etc. |
| GRAINS | Particles as of sand (6) |
| PULVERISED | Reduced to fine particles, as is often described of shredded bark (10) |
| NURBURGRING | World-famous venue that hosted Motorcycle Grands Prix on both its long and short circuits. (11) |
