| NEOPRENE | Synthetic rubber with high resistance to oil, flame and weathering, used for laptop sleeves, diving suits etc. (8) |
| CHROMIUM | This metal, whose chemical symbol is Cr, is added to iron and nickel to produce alloys specially characterized by their high resistance to corrosion and oxidation. This resistance accounts for its ext |
| LEAK | High resistance to divulgation of classified material (4) |
| SYRUPY | Overly sweet; or having a high resistance to flow (6) |
| IMMUNE | Exempt, having a high resistance to disease (6) |
| CHEAPTRICK | *Rock and Roll Hall of Fame band with the hits "The Flame" and "I Want You to Want Me" |
| COPPER | Sometimes forming a patina of verdigris as a result of weathering, a metal used for old planters, baths, pipes, kitchenalia and electroplating applied to 1p and 2p coins (6) |
| DOODLEBUG | Provide disc to correct software problem without lead for laptop - if it crashes it could be disastrous |
| VULCANISE | To harden rubber with sulphur (9) |
| BUNSEN | Named after a German chemist, what is the laboratory burner that produces a single open gas flame and is used for heating, combustion or sterilisation? (6) |
| ANTHRACITE | Hard lustrous black coal of mostly pure carbon that burns with little flame and smoke (10) |
| GATHERS | Flickers (of a flame) and be about to go out (7) |
| EXPECT | Anticipate meeting old flame and, at heart, repent getting together with discontented chemist |
| WIFI | Amenity for laptop users |
| USERNAME | Handle needed for laptop? |
| COMPUTER | Most of remote CPU refashioned for laptop, perhaps (8) |
| GRAPHICS | Hardware boosted interface for laptop speeds (8) |
| BINS | Airport security trays for laptops and small articles |
| ERASE | Use a rubber with Times puzzle ultimately (5) |
| PEEL | Burn rubber, with "out" |
