| BURROWING | Making a hole or tunnel (9) |
| BORE | A hole or tunnel in the ground, especially one drilled in search of minerals or oil (4) |
| BURROW | Hole or tunnel built by a rabbit, say (6) |
| PERFORATE | Make a hole or free tap from it (9) |
| GATE | Northern dialect for a path, street or way; a wicket or other hinged barrier in a fence, hedge or wall; a portal; a hole or aperture, such as the eye of a needle; or, a mountain pass (4) |
| WELL | A hole or shaft excavated into the earth so as to tap a supply of water, oil or gas (4) |
| DARN | Mend / repair a hole or tear in a cloth by sewing a network of stitches across the gap |
| PAR | Golf: a score for a hole or course a good player should make (6) |
| LEAKAGE | The accidental emission or escape of liquid or gas through a hole or crack (7) |
| DARNS | Mends (a hole or a garment) with crossing or interwoven stitches (5) |
| LEAKS | Enter or escape as through a hole or crack (5) |
| SEWUP | Close, as a hole or a deal |
| REEVE | What is to pass through a hole or opening, usually with a rope? (5) |
| LEAKAGES | Accidental escapes of liquid or gas through a hole or crack (8) |
| GOUGE | Make a hole or groove (5) |
| GROOVE | In wood, a hole, or hollow (6) |
| TEAR | Make a hole or split in (4) |
| PATCH | Fix a hole or software bug |
| LEAK | Lose contents through a hole or crack (4) |
| HONEYCOMB | Fill with holes or cavities (9) |
