| TITANIUM | Malleable and ductile metal resembling iron, used in alloys (8) |
| METAL | Type of chemical element that is malleable and ductile, usually solid (5) |
| TINLIKE | Malleable and ductile |
| GOLD | Most malleable and ductile of the metallic elements, alloyed with silver to make electrum (4) |
| PLATINUM | A very heavy, precious, silver-white metal, this mineral is soft and ductile and has a high melting point and good resistance to corrosion. Compared to other popular precious metals, this mineral is v |
| YTTERBIA | Cracked battery is losing sulphur compound used in alloys |
| TUNGSTEN | A heavy, steel-grey, ductile metal also known as wolfram (8) |
| ANTIMONY | Metallic element used in alloys |
| SLUGFEST | Bullets containing iron used by tribal leader in hard-fought battle (8) |
| FEBRUARY | In wintertime, iron used by beer-makers, we hear |
| FOREGONE | Old iron used around American state (8) |
| CRAMPONS | Boot irons used by climbers (8) |
| TIN | A silvery white malleable metallic element resisting corrosion used in alloys and for plating thin iron and steel sheets |
| CADMIUM | A bluish-white metal used in alloys and metal plating (7) |
| INVAR | Alloy of nickel and iron used in clockmaking (5) |
| DRILLSTEEL | Iron used in boring equipment, pins, and dowels |
| WAFER | Thin disc make of iron used in fighting (5) |
| PRESSCLUB | Two synonyms for 'iron' used in journalists' association (5,4) |
| WILDGOOSECHASE | Iron used in wayward drive, a pointless effort |
| LATHI | Bamboo stick bound with iron used in India as a weapon (5) |