| PANELS | Distinct rectangular sections of a surface, i.e, wall, door |
| PANEL | Rectangular section of a garden fence, eg (5) |
| NEOPHOBIA | Fear concerning the new style open cooking surface I advanced (9) |
| LIFEBITT | Causes float to rise or lie flat on surface (*I left bit) (4,4) |
| MACADAMIA | Smooth surface I start to appreciate in nut tree |
| AREA | Originally meaning "space allocated for a specific purpose", a word for the extent/measurement of a surface or piece of land; a field of study; or, a geographical region (4) |
| FAN | A device for creating a current of air by movement of a surface or surfaces. |
| BEVEL | A slant or inclination of a surface (5) |
| TEXTURE | The feel of a surface or a fabric (7) |
| LEICESTER | Location of the Jewry Wall, one of the tallest surviving sections of a Roman wall in Britain (9) |
| LEGS | Sections of a journey; stages of a relay race; or, limbs of locomotion (4) |
| WRINKLE | Depression in the smoothness of a surface, skin perhaps (7) |
| SCAN | Examine all parts of a surface, etc to detect radioactivity |
| INLAY | Decoration of a surface by inserting wood, stone or metal (5) |
| HEATPROOF | Of a surface, able to take warm items (9) |
| AREAL | Relating to the measurement of a surface |
| MARGIN | Edge or border of a surface (6) |
| FRIDGE | Start to feel raised part of a surface in kitchen feature (6) |
| NONSLIP | Of a surface designed for maximum traction (3-4) |
| ALBEDO | Measure of a surface's reflectivity |
