| ANTISEPTIC | Pat incites trouble by preventing the spread of microorganisms (10) |
| CONTAINMENT | Action of preventing the spread of something harmful |
| GREENHOUSE | The ___ effect describes how the radiation from a planet's atmosphere warms the surface of that planet by preventing the heat from escaping into space |
| SOUNDPROOF | Preventing the passage of noise (10) |
| ANTISTATIC | Preventing the build-up of electricity on an item |
| QUARANTINE | A period of isolation or detention, especially of persons or animals arriving from abroad, to prevent the spread of disease |
| ACCELERANT | A substance used to aid the spread of fire (10) |
| HELLRAISER | One causing trouble by behaving outrageously (10) |
| ASTIGMATISM | Defective curvature of the lens or cornea of an eye, blurring vision by preventing light rays from focussing evenly on the retina (11) |
| BIOTECH | The study of the use of microorganisms in industrial processes (7) |
| THERMAL | Preventing the loss of body heat, of clothing |
| ROULEAU | Our trouble by the meadow is the classy coil of ribbon |
| PROPOSAL | A __, Jonathan Swift's way of Preventing the Children of Poor People from Being a Burthen to Their Parents or Country? (6,8) |
| MODEST | A __, Jonathan Swift's way of Preventing the Children of Poor People from Being a Burthen to Their Parents or Country? (6,8) |
| FORCEMAJEURE | Circumstances preventing the fulfilment of a contract |
| PASTEUR | French microbiologist Louis ___, known for his breakthrough work on the spread of diseases and for setting many of the foundations of public health |
| PETRI | ___ dish (Shallow dish used for the culture of microorganisms |
| SCULPTURE | Small amount of phosphorus found in a crop of microorganisms and mould (9) |
| SANITISATION | Act of cleaning or disinfecting to get rid of microorganisms (12) |
| LEGBEFOREWICKET | Dismissal justified by preventing delivery getting through? |
