| PROLACTIN | Platonic relationship initially producing this hormone (9) |
| BROMANCE | Close platonic relationship between men (informal) (8) |
| SMOG | Sunlight makes ozone gas, initially producing this? (4) |
| HOUR | Hold onto unworkable relationship, initially for some time (4) |
| FRIEND | Intimate relationship initially stifled by brute (6) |
| SATYR | Very lecherous man, say, taking time with relationships initially (5) |
| OESTROGEN | Uneasy with this hormone, rep produces progesterone (9) |
| STARTLING | Winger receives tackle, initially producing a shock (9) |
| REHASHING | Drug given to control group initially producing minor changes (9) |
| NEWSPAPER | Snapper we employed producing this? (9) |
| ADRENALIN | Leading astronaut Aldrin excited to tour space, producing this? (9) |
| ENDORPHIN | Known to create a sense of well-being this hormone is produced by the pituitary gland |
| EQUALISER | Ultimately all square ie, producing - this? |
| DREAMDATE | Platonic ideal of a non-platonic outing |
| ARO | Identity for someone who may prefer platonic relationships, informally |
| WORLDSOUL | Platonic or Hegelian concept would nearly encompass maverick lords (5,4) |
| NONSEXUAL | Without partnership, former lover starts to understand, afterwards love platonic |
| OLDSCHOOL | Traditional Platonic Academy (3,6) |
| ROSEBYRNE | Platonic actress who voices Leatherhead in TMNT: Mutant Mayhem: 2 wds. |
| AROMANTIC | Identity for someone who feels little more than platonic attraction |
