| LANDOFNOD | Early dwelling place - a dropping-off area? |
| OASIS | From "dwelling place", a fruitful or green area in a sandy desert; or, a sanctuary/place of sustenance in the midst of bustle, difficulty or gloom (5) |
| ARCTIC | Circled-off area? |
| PIGEONRY | Word for a columbarium, columbary, cote, dovecot, loft or other place for a dropping, flock or kit of culvers, cushats, doos, homers, squeakers or other such columbids (8) |
| ALBATROSS | A dropping outside temperature shown in pub flier (9) |
| DELTA | Coped with a dropping mouth |
| BOKDROL | (A)Dropping back, peer gets fish (7) |
| VIP | One in a roped-off area of a nightclub, perhaps: Abbr. |
| ENCLOSURE | Is sure to have a clone when building a fenced off area (9) |
| TKO | Result in a roped-off area, briefly |
| CHANCEL | Break off, introducing husband in screened-off area |
| CUBICLE | Partitioned off area of a room (7) |
| RICHARDS | Well-off area: right district selected originally for a Keith or Gordon? (8) |
| AIRSTRIP | Landing and take-off area (8) |
| GODBLESSAMERICA | Ambridge closes off area by request of country lover (3,5,7) |
| NOGOAREA | Barricaded-off area of town |
| INSULATING | Cutting off area seized in offensive |
| CRIMESCENE | Taped-off area, perhaps |
| CULDESAC | Hints Bill embraces lady in odd positions in closed-off area |
| AROSE | Followed three females leaving far-off area of Home Counties (5) |
