| STICKYWICKET | Gluey door for a difficult situation to face (6,6) |
| ACNED | Having a spotty situation to face? |
| ACNE | Rough situation to face? |
| SILVERBULLET | A simple and immediate remedy for a difficult problem (6,6) |
| ATIGHTSPOT | For middleman, robber wears them in bank for money ? that's a difficult situation to be in (1,5,4) |
| PICKLE | A difficult situation, to choose most of cricket side |
| EYELETHOLE | In radio play, I allowed a difficult situation to be an opening |
| BRINKMANSHIP | Policy of pushing a dangerous situation to its limits (12) |
| LOINS | To prepare oneself for a difficult situation, 'gird one's -' (5) |
| BATTENDOWNTHEHATCHES | Prepare for a difficult situation |
| STRUGGLEBUS | Facetious metaphor for a difficult situation |
| STEW | No hardliners turning up for a difficult situation |
| FLAP | Miniature door-in-a-door for a cat; hinged leaf of a table; or, a fold of cloth or paper covering the opening of a tent, pocket or an envelope (4) |
| TIGHTSPOT | Difficult situation to get post, as it were (5,4) |
| MUCILAGINOUS | Gluey |
| OPENUP | Unlock the door, for a start, getting to a higher level (4,2) |
| PROPOSER | For a difficult problem he asks for a hand (8) |
| JAMB | Spot on a door for a mezuzah, maybe |
| STABLE | Barn traditionally with a type of Dutch door for a horse of pony (6) |
| TRAP | Kind of door for a carriage (4) |
