| DISPERSION | The spreading of drip noises perhaps (10) |
| POLYPHONY | Old college not genuine? Conflicting noises perhaps here? (9) |
| METASTASIS | The spreading of a disease to another part of the body |
| DIASPORA | The spreading of the Jews beyond Israel (8) |
| EVANGELISM | Spreading of the Christian gospel, especially by means of public preaching (10) |
| EVANGELIST | Spreading of the Christian gospel (10) |
| SCAREMONGERING | The spreading of information on order to cause alarm |
| PROPAGANDA | Organised spreading of information or rumour (10) |
| FEATHERING | Spreading of ink with plumage (10) |
| LEMONGRASS | Spreading of large moss smothers last of valerian, fragrant plant (5,5) |
| LEEK | Symbolic Welsh stalk whose name is a homophone of "drip, trickle, weep", yet, unlike its cousin the onion, rarely causes crying or tears (4) |
| EROSION | Result of wear or noise perhaps (7) |
| CIVILIAN | Type of drip inside lashes new outside forces |
| ROSALIND | Girl, sort of drip, almost embraced by Pole |
| POSTNASAL | Kind of drip |
| BUSHTELEGRAPH | The rapid spreading of information, gossip or rumour (4,9) |
| MORO | ___ reflex, infant's instinctual spreading of the arms |
| DIVISIVE | Is sort of drip in seedy bar tending to split people? (8) |
| JACKSONPOLLOCK | American abstract expressionist painter best known for his style of drip painting |
| SCARER | Sudden loud noise, perhaps |
