| SUMP | Receptacle in an engine into which liquids, especially lubricants, can drain to form a reservoir (4) |
| DAM | A barrier constructed to hold back water and raise its level to form a reservoir |
| AMPULE | A small capsule in which measured quantities of liquids especially for injections, are sealed ready for use |
| COLANDER | What is a strainer for draining off liquids, especially in cookery (8) |
| MOULDS | Containers into which liquid is poured to create shapes (6) |
| SPOIL | The bookie finds a lubricant can mar it for you (5) |
| LEAK | Crack or hole in a vessel through which liquids may pass (4) |
| TRAY | A board, salver or shallow receptacle in various forms in/on which to bake brownies or flapjacks, carry crockery, grow seedlings, hold papers or present visiting cards (4) |
| FONT | A receptacle in a church for baptismal water / a set of type with face or size |
| DROP | Bit of a shower head in receptacle in a rubbish dump (8) |
| RAIN | Bit of a shower head in receptacle in a rubbish dump (8) |
| EWER | Remove top of drain from which liquid may be poured |
| DUCT | Tube along which liquid or gas is conveyed (4) |
| SACK | Receptacle in the boot |
| BIND | Daughter behind receptacle in predicament |
| ARKS | Holy receptacles in Judaism |
| IMMERSION | --- heater, an electrical device for heating liquid, especially as a fixture in a domestic hot-water tank (9) |
| ACIDRAIN | A sea I drain to extract form of industrial pollution (4,4) |
| KNOCK | Informal word for an innings in cricket; a rap on a door; or, a noise in an engine caused by detonation (5) |
| DIPSTICK | Graduated rod for measuring the depth of liquid, especially oil in a car's engine (8) |
