| EPIDERMIS | Protective layer combined spermicide with extract of carbon (9) |
| OTC | How spermicide is sold, for short |
| KHAKI | Colour of milkshake made with extract of elms (5) |
| SIR | Teacher with extract of Scots Irish (3) |
| GLUE | Sticky stuff derived from dextrose with extract of lettuce (4) |
| EPIDERMIC | In widespread disease there's little right regarding protective layer (9) |
| LAMINATED | Unfortunately, medal ain't covered by protective layer (9) |
| ENSHEATHE | Put a protective layer around |
| CARAPACES | Roughly strike, cracking son's protective layers |
| ROOTBEER | Effervescent North American soft drink traditionally flavoured with extracts of the tree sassafras and the vine sarsaparilla (4,4) |
| TAKEIN | Deceive with extract from centre of bulletin boards (4,2) |
| STUN | Take someone's breath away with extract from Fascist university (4) |
| ABBE | Angers clergyman, perhaps, with extract from Jabberwocky |
| COLA | Carbonated drink flavoured with extract from kola nuts (4) |
| NITWIT | Dullard may twin it with extract (6) |
| INTEGUMENT | Protective layer in shelter, sealed with bit of extra adhesive |
| SEEDS | Of plants: embryonic structures with a protective layer (5) |
| BARK | Protective layer on the outside of the stems of woody plants (4) |
| ARMOUR | Defensive garniture of mail or metal forming a panoply; a shell, carapace or other protective layer, reminiscent of this; or, military vehicles collectively (6) |
| COATOFMAIL | Protective layer of postman's uniform? (4,2,4) |
