| SOLUTE | Substance that is dissolved in another substance (6) |
| SOLUTION | Correct answer to a crossword; or, a liquid mixture in which one substance is dissolved in another (8) |
| OCTANE | One cat is dissolved in fuel (6) |
| LIQUID | Substance that is neither solid nor gaseous; or, a word for air, light or sound that is clear or pure (6) |
| WHITEN | Bleach when it is dissolved (6) |
| CHICLE | Substance that is the main ingredient of chewing gum (6) |
| EMBEDS | Puts into another substance |
| POISON | Harmful substance that is secreted through the skin and is ingested, inhaled or touched |
| ENAMEL | A glossy, glass-like substance that is put on metal as a protective coating (6) |
| OXIDANT | Substance that accepts electrons from another substance (7) |
| REAGENT | Substance taking part in a chemical reaction, especially one used to test for the presence of another substance (7) |
| EDUCT | Substance separated unchanged from another substance |
| FULLERSEARTH | All surf there when this clay is dissolved? |
| INSOLUTION | Fashionable remedy is dissolved (2,8) |
| ACID | Sour substance that is sharp in taste (4) |
| RATPOISON | Substance that is toxic for rodents (3,6) |
| ADSORBS | Causes a substance, as a gas, to form a thin layer on another substance |
| ADULTERATE | Make poorer by adding another substance |
| REACT | Of chemicals, undergo change after contact with another substance |
| CHEMICAL | Ludicrous to replace gas with another substance (8) |
