| PORTAL | Access point or spot ultimately gaining entry to China |
| SPLODGE | Ignoramus ultimately gaining first in philosophy gets stick for untidy mark on page (7) |
| LOUDEST | Place of pilgrimage: not right spot, ultimately, to be extremely flashy (7) |
| DAYSCHOOL | Many say terribly hard gaining entry to distant place of learning |
| LATCHKEY | Perhaps they lack means of gaining entry to home (8) |
| ELEGY | Sombre song for one gaining entry to cathedral city |
| ACCESSING | Gaining entry to |
| SMUDGE | A sooty or inky blemish, blot, daub, smear or spot; a blur; a smoky outdoor fire to repel insects or to fumigate; or, any choking smoke (6) |
| BYPASS | Circumvent ticket holder's usual means of gaining entry (6) |
| LOCKED | Dog's body will have no method of gaining entry, we hear (6) |
| INGRESS | In middle of gangway on ship gaining entry (7) |
| PASSWORD | Means of gaining entry (8) |
| OPENSESAME | One sees map showing unusual means of gaining entry (4,6) |
| BLOB | A unit of mass equal to 12 slugs; a duck or score of zero in cricket; a dab or spot of colour; or, a globule (4) |
| ESPY | Point to mole or spot (4) |
| HOTSPOT | Kitty shot off first to find Internet access point (3,4) |
| ENTRY | Access point such as a doorway; or a list of competitors (5) |
| AGATE | Reach an access point to get a hard stone (5) |
| SPLASH | Soupcon or spot of soda water or tonic in a drink; or, a hint of colour (6) |
| DYE | Word that sounds like a gambler's cube with pips or spots, but is a stain or tint to colour one's frocks or socks (3) |
