| CONDENSATION | The deposition of a liquid or a solid from its vapour, generally upon a surface that is cooler than the adjacent gas. |
| SUNSPOT | Dark region that, at around 6,500 degrees Fahrenheit, is cooler than the area surrounding it |
| STENCIL | A plate or pochoir perforated with patterns or lettering through which paint is pressed to produce a print upon a surface such as paper (7) |
| DISTIL | Purify a liquid by boiling it and condensing its vapours |
| SPERMACETI | Waxy solid from whales used in cosmetics (10) |
| WHEEL | A simple machine consisting of a circular frame with spokes (or a solid disc) that can rotate on a shaft or axle (as in vehicles or other machines). |
| FLUID | Material in the form of a liquid or a gas (5) |
| COUP | Deposition of a sort |
| NONSTICK | Describing pans with a surface that prevents food adhering to it (3,5) |
| MATEINONE | Quick deposition of a king? |
| MACE | Liquid weapon, or a solid one |
| DEWFALL | The deposition of tiny droplets of water on grass and leaves; or, the time of evening at which this forms (7) |
| ASHE | ___ Stadium, venue with a cushioned acrylic surface that is the largest of its type in the world |
| JACOBITES | Supporters of the royal house of Stuart after the deposition of James II in 1688 (9) |
| ISABELLA | "She-wolf of France" who played a principal role in the deposition of her husband Edward II in 1327 (8) |
| SOLID | Not a liquid or a gas |
| BIOBURDEN | Number of bacteria living on a surface that has not been sterilized |
| TARMAC | Lifting small weight, around minute surface that is hard (6) |
| PICKLEBALLCOURT | Playing surface that is 44 feet by 20 feet |
| SOUSE | Related to "salt", a word for pickled pigs' ears, trotters or other pork; the brine or marinade used; a dunk or plunge into pickling or other liquid; or, a habitual drunkard, aka a soak (5) |
