| WETTINGAGENT | It reduces the tension in the lab by pouring hot water, for instance, on most of those in 27 across (7,5) |
| INFUSION | Drink made by pouring hot water over herbs or leaves (8) |
| FELTIT | Sensed the tension in the air |
| BALSAM | Ointment returned to the lab by Uncle (6) |
| DIECAST | Made by pouring hot metal into a mould (3-4) |
| MASSEUR | Doctor Erasmus is a hands-on type of person who reduces the tension (7) |
| EASES | A tea session partially reduces the tension (5) |
| DIABLERIE | Recklessness makes woman set up lab by lake (9) |
| BANISTER | It reduces the risk of accidents on flight (8) |
| STAIRCARPET | It reduces the noise on some flights (5,6) |
| TEASED | Made fun of tenor to reduce the tension - it's key (6) |
| EASE | Reduce the tension |
| AQUEDUCT | Supplied the water before Irish Water, for instance, and delivering a transparent product, it was he |
| PIGMENTS | Drunk Meg's pint - a crafty mixture of the Black Stuff and water, for instance (8) |
| RINSE | To wash lightly, as by pouring water into or over or by dipping in water. (5) |
| SHOCKABSORBER | Does it reduce the effect of a current charge for the motorist? (5-8) |
| ALABASTER | Mineral served in the style of one pouring hot juice |
| TESTBAN | Leaving Cert History, for instance, on Prohibition and outcome of The Treaty before it went nuclear? (4,3) |
| MASH | Old English mixture of crushed malt and hot water for brewing; or, a modern pulp or puree of potatoes prepared when one's beef is stewing (4) |
| STRAIN | From pressure on a muscle or tension in the mind to ancestry, descent, family or kind, this is a word of many meanings, all dictionary-defined (6) |
