| RICKETS | Disease caused by a vitamin D deficiency (7) |
| PELLAGRA | Wasting disease, caused by a Vitamin B deficiency (8) |
| SCURVY | What disease caused by a vitamin deficiency was once common among sailos? (6) |
| MINERAL | Texas band inspired by a vitamin ally? |
| TYPHOID | ___ fever, an acute, infectious disease caused by a bacterium of the Salmonella genus (7) |
| MALARIA | Disease caused by a mosquito |
| BERIBERI | Which disease is caused by a Vitamin B1 deficiency? (4,4) |
| WINDAUS | German organic chemist awarded the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 1928 for research on vitamin D (7) |
| UVLIGHT | Vitamin D producer |
| TRENCHFEVER | Acute infectious disease caused by a bacterium and transmitted by the bite of a body louse (6,5) |
| DIE | Ash ___back is a serious disease caused by a fungus (3) |
| LYME | Town in Connecticut that gave its name to a disease caused by a bite from an infected tick (4) |
| TINEA | Skin disease caused by a fungus (5) |
| POLIO | Infectious disease caused by a virus |
| LEAFSPOT | Plant disease caused by a fungus which marks foliage (4,4) |
| CROWNROT | Plant disease caused by a soil-borne fungus, especially in wet conditions (5,3) |
| ASTEROID | Vitamin D, say, supplied by a marine creature |
| SUNLIGHT | Electromagnetic radiation emanating from the star at the centre of our solar system that is a key factor in photosynthesis and a major source of vitamin D (8) |
| VODKAMARTINI | Dispensation of vitamin D, A or K that's served over the counter (5,7) |
| SUNSHINE | Spurn Point, according to Spooner, a great source of vitamin D |
