| FIREALARMS | They warn of the dangers concerning The Inferno by putting 24 down and 8 across together (4,6) |
| SIRENS | Do they warn of the danger of females at sea? |
| HECKLE | Interrupt reference to Inferno by the French (6) |
| PORTEND | Warn of the left extremity (7) |
| NEL | First word in Inferno by Dante |
| SHOWONESCOLOURS | Reveal personal beliefs to 24 across, 23 down and 8 across by finishing prayers (4,3'1,7) |
| TRAP | Deceive by putting the same clue for 4-Down and 8-Across, for instance |
| MARIJUANA | In the 30s Reefer Madness was one of a series of unintentionally funny films warning of the dangers of this drug |
| NICKOTEEN | DC Comics villain meant to warn children of the dangers of cigarettes |
| SIREN | It warns of the sea nymph |
| NAKEDFLAME | Celebrity takes in Kildare and Dublin with Alf sending up one of those from The Inferno (5,5) |
| ASHPIT | Part of the forest accommodating the orchestra - the setting for the last bit of The Inferno (3,3) |
| PITFALLS | The dangers of bringing up advice for gamblers going to New York in the autumn and heading for Saratoga (8) |
| PLUSCESTLA | It completes 1 and 4 across, together with modification of 11, 15, and 23 (4,4,2,4,5) |
| COLDFRAMES | 24 down and 21 down keeping those in the nursery warm (4,6) |
| PALMREADER | A handy job in The Futures business for those in 24 down and 21 down (4,6) |
| EVACUATES | Removes people from a place of danger to stay elsewhere for the duration of the danger |
| VLADIMIRPUTIN | In his autobiography First Person, who tells of being attacked by a rat he trapped, learning a lesson about the dangers of backing opponents into a corner? (8,5) |
| RACHEL | Marine biologist whose 1962 book, Silent Spring, drew the attention of the world to the dangers thre |
| ELMERSGLUE | What a kid might use to hold 17-, 24-, 35- and 47-Across together |