| DRYCLEANING | Method now popularly used for washing expensive clothes; it was accidently discovered when a gasoline solvent was found to remove stains (3,7) |
| PENICILLIN | One of the first antibiotics, accidently discovered by Scottish microbiologist Alexander Fleming in 1928 |
| METRICSYSTEM | Policemen regularly sit by with crimes unfolding - a method now adopted worldwide |
| CHELSEA | Name popularly used for a business which has operated a refinery in Birkenhead, Auckland since 1884 (7) |
| OCTOTHORP | Name, thought to be referring to the eight points or "fields" of its symbol, for the hatch-like hash sign # found on a keypad and popularly used for tagging on social media (9) |
| CDROM | What read-only computer device that holds a lot of data was popularly used in the 1990s? (2-3) |
| AIRSTRIP | Expose and take off one's clothes, it is used in take-off (8) |
| TORRENT | Popularly used type of programme for downloading music, movies, etc (7) |
| POLONECK | Cut back on expensive clothes, primarily, and start to knit a sweater |
| DOLLYTUB | Bath on a trolley used for washing clothes or ores (5,3) |
| DRESS | Put on clothes - it gets an affirmative in US reality show (5) |
| AMERICA | Which name is popularly used to refer to the USA (7) |
| PEA | Legume such as the "chick" variety popularly used to make hummus (3) |
| WASHTUB | A large container used for washing clothes etc (7) |
| CHAMOIS | It is used for washing like a goat (7) |
| TOILE | Cheap material used for washing, dressing etc when cut short (5) |
| SCULLERY | Small room at the back of a house once used for washing dishes (8) |
| AREAS | Regions are discovered when S Africa makes a comeback (5) |
| WHITEFLAG | Surrender signal discovered when Red Cross left St George's? (5,4) |
| HESITANT | Enveloped in clothes, it antagonises timid (8) |
