| SLEET | Globular, generally transparent ice pellets that have diameters of 5 mm (0.2 inch) or less and that form as a result of the freezing of raindrops or the freezing of mostly melted snowflakes. |
| HAIL | Precipitation made up of balls or pieces of ice with a diameter of 5 mm (about 0.2 inch) to more than 15 cm (about 6 inches). |
| LPS | They have diameters of 12 in. |
| FLAT | Bed bugs are small, ___, reddish-brown insects that grow to about 5 mm in length. |
| VISIBLE | Bed bugs are very small (4-5 mm long) but still ___ to the naked eye |
| SQUID | The diameters of the eyes of colossal and giant ___ can measure over 25 cm (10 inches) and are among the largest of all living animals (5) |
| MICROHARD | Type of very small pellets that don't quickly turn to mush (*I charm rod) (5,4) |
| RADII | These are half the diameters of forearm bones (5) |
| CARAT | A measure of the weight of diamonds now standardised as 0.2 grams (5) |
| CALIBRES | Diameters of gun barrels (8) |
| EXPANDERS | Pellets that slowly absorb water and sink (9) |
| RATTLE | Baby's toy filled with small pellets that make a noise when shaken (6) |
| LENGTH | Linear extent or measurement of a unit such as an inch or a mile (6) |
| SHRAPNEL | Shell containing lead pellets that explodes in flight (8) |
| BBS | Pellets that are shot |
| ISLAND | From Old English for "watery", an ait, holm, inch or skerry; or, anything detached or isolated, except for a man, according to John Donne (6) |
| ISLE | Word for an eyot, key, inch or skerry, found in the names of places including Great Britain's Arran, Man, Mull, Sheppey, Skye and Wight (4) |
| KILOBAR | Unit of pressure equal to approximately 14,500 pounds per square inch or 100 megapascals (7) |
| THINS | 5-millimeter-thick Oreos |
| FIFTH | 0.2 as a fraction (5) |
