| BROKENHEARTH | Fireplace in need of repair? |
| RAPIER | Weapon in need of repair? (6) |
| ASHY | Like a fireplace in need of sweeping |
| HEARTH | A ___ tax was in force in England from 1662- 89, based on the number of fireplaces in a household (6) |
| MANTELPIECE | Feature of fireplace in Wolf Hall, for example? (11) |
| SINGLET | Vest in fireplace in the way (7) |
| INGLE | Fireplace, in Burns poems |
| KEEPSAPLACEWARM | Fireplace in hell? (5,1,5,4) |
| GRANGE | Note the fireplace in this farmhouse (6) |
| NADIR | Depths of drain in need of repair (5) |
| DOUBTLESS | Oldest bus in need of repair, of course (9) |
| AUSTRIAN | European in a US train in need of repair (8) |
| FISTULA | Fault is in need of repair in passage (7) |
| ANALYSES | Detailed examinations of lanes, say, in need of repair (8) |
| KLUDGE | Every other part of beige, drumlike wheels in poor repair? |
| LOOKAFTER | Take care of teak floor in need of repair (4,5) |
| SIDEBOARD | Item of furniture, beds and radio in need of repair (9) |
| DAMAGED | Reservoir of water, quite old, is in need of repair (7) |
| REGARDLESS | In any case, elder's rags are in need of repair |
| OLD | In need of repair |