| WEATHERPROOF | Won't let anything in, as encompasses a number of elements one associates with philosopher (12) |
| KEEPER | Presumably he won't let anything slip out (6) |
| YTTERBIA | Compound of element one put into replacement battery (8) |
| EMULSIFY | File my US novel and convert a number of elements into something saucy (8) |
| MULTIFACTORIAL | Dependent on a number of elements!!! ... (14) |
| CAULKS | Doesn't let anything fall through the cracks? |
| SONETLUMIERE | Our building with scintillating elements one's introduced? (3,2,7) |
| TASTINGNOTES | Most of The Wire is a rip off from student's jottings - the types one associates with Port Authority? (7,5) |
| ANOSEFORNEWS | Article is so upsetting and initially embarrassing, supporting all points one associates with a gossip (1,4,3,4) |
| SKIPPINGROPE | Ignore press group dismissing Union point - a line one associates with jumped-up type (8,4) |
| OXIDE | Compound of two elements, one with atomic number 8 (5) |
| ALLOYS | What are made by mixing two or more elements, one of which must be a metal? (6) |
| FARM | Some coat of arms one associates with a number of animals (4) |
| NTUPLE | Math set with an unspecified number of elements |
| DEBAUCHERY | A type of humour about new Beau with revolutionary type of writing one associates with the Marquis de Sade (10) |
| WAYFARER | One walking with philosopher goes round a long way |
| ROUNDTABLE | Order for a few drinks with food is a speciality one associates with Arthur (5,5) |
| AIRLINER | Most of the affectations one associates with sailors or one of those highflyers (8) |
| WHITENOISE | Knock one back in discerning frequency that one associates with a fan (5,5) |
| TWO | Number of elements that are liquid at room temperature |
