| BAKINGPOWDER | Mixture of sodium bicarbonate, starch and one or more slightly acidic compounds, such as cream of tartar |
| SALINE | A mixture of sodium chloride and water supplied intravenously to patients (6) |
| PLUMBATE | Acidic compound containing lead |
| ESTER | Acidic compound |
| LASHINGS | Cords for securing; bindings preventing ropes from unravelling or fraying; floggings with whips or with words; or, oodles of something, such as cream or ginger beer (8) |
| TABLE | A piece of furniture with a flat top and one or more legs (5) |
| RANGE | Large stove with hotplates or burners on top and one or more ovens (5) |
| SURGEONFISH | Tropical marine spiny-finned creature with a brightly-coloured body and one or more knifelike spines at the base of the tail (11) |
| LIPIDS | Organic compounds such as sterols, triglycerides and fatty acids (6) |
| OXIDES | Compounds such as CaO and CdO |
| BAGPIPES | Instrument with a chanter and one or more drones |
| ATOM | Nucleus and one or more orbiting electrons (4) |
| CONCERTO | Piece for an orchestra and one or more solo instruments (8) |
| POLYMER | Natural or synthetic compound, such as starch or nylon (7) |
| OVULE | Part of the reproductive system of a seed plant that develops into a seed when fertilised, made up of the embryo sac, the surrounding nucellus and one or two protective integuments (5) |
| POLYMERIC | Pertaining to compounds such as polyethylene (9) |
| AMYLASE | Any of several enzymes that break starch and glycogen down into simple sugars, chiefly found in saliva and pancreatic fluid (7) |
| STEROID | Fat- soluble organic compound such as a bile acids or D vitamin, characterised by a molecular structure of 17 carbon atoms arranged in four rings (7) |
| CARB | Abbreviated word for a compound such as a sugar or starch (4) |
| ASTRINGENT | Slightly acidic or bitter to taste or smell (10) |
