| HEADROOM | Margin when putting in a door, perhaps, that avoids need to stoop |
| ADAPTORS | They avoid need to tackle down to change floats (8) |
| HIGHFARMING | School, perhaps, has fine margin when reviewed for commercial activity? (4,7) |
| LETTERBOX | Slot in a door or a red pillar for receiving mail; or, a case concealing a stamp in a puzzle-solving treasure hunt similar to geocaching (9) |
| TYPECASTING | Sanctity to peg out when putting in same role (11) |
| PULL | Word ignored while trying unsuccessfully to push open a door, perhaps |
| DEIGN | Putting energy into work in garden, end in pain having to stoop |
| 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) |
| UNCANNY | Strange fish needing beheading when putting in tin |
| GREATEST | Golf setter played when putting in America, most impressive (8) |
| INSULATINGTAPE | Putting in a seal possibly as a safety measure in equipment (10,4) |
| NOTWORTHONESSLAT | Like a shutter so shabby there's no point in putting in a new louver? |
| CARPENTRY | Knock on a door, perhaps, or the woodwork? (9) |
| PLUGHOLE | Advertise target when putting in plumbing feature |
| TENDERING | Putting in a bid to look after European band |
| INDUCTION | Inferring from the known to the unknown and putting in a new charge (9) |
| VISITOR | One putting in a guest appearance in migratory fashion (7) |
| REARRANGING | Putting in a new order after a ringer rang out of order (11) |
| NAMEPLATE | ID on a door, perhaps |
| TOOLATE | Words from one closing a door, perhaps |