| GALLIUM | Picked up vessel holding two light metals, and a soft one |
| SETINSTONE | Light metal and sulphur found in deposit and bones at the centre of Excalibur, presumably (3,2,5) |
| DEFINITELY | Light metal and iron in papers all dug up from place in Dublin, for sure (10) |
| ALCOA | Heavy hitter in the light metals industry |
| TINSMITH | Artisan with light metals |
| SODA | So the District Attorney takes a drink? It's only a soft one! (4) |
| PEDAL | Boy kept inside, brought up a soft one perhaps? |
| FESTOON | A soft one looks better when suspended between two points |
| LIMEADE | Piece of deception about alcoholic drink being a soft one |
| OPTION | Alternative choice - could it be a soft one? (6) |
| ALCOPOP | Intoxicating drink made to taste like a soft one |
| MALLOW | From "soften", alluding to its emollient/soothing qualities or downy leaves, name of a plant with pink, purple or white flowers and one after which the colour mauve and a soft fluffy confection derive |
| SQUASH | A fruit, a sport, and a soft drink |
| STETSON | A felt hat with a broad brim and a soft, high crown (7) |
| ALLOY | Solder is a soft one |
| TACITURNLY | Quietly showing discretion about one empty lorry holding up vessel (10) |
| YARD | A measure of three feet, which is the approximate length of a long glass for holding two to three pints of ale; or, a word for a court, garden or quad (4) |
| SPELT | Hardy subspecies of wheat having bearded ears and spikelets containing two light-red kernels, now typically eaten as a health food (5) |
| COPPER | A metal and a colour named for that metal |
| GRINDCORE | Genre of music, a fusion of heavy metal and a form of punk rock (9) |
