| STN | Place with a platform for short |
| HYDEPARK | Denmark, a hyperactive place with a platform for free speech (4,4) |
| POL | Person with a base and a platform, for short |
| STA | Place with a platform: Abbr. |
| BENCH | A seat in a boat or parliament; a platform for plants in a greenhouse or for dogs at a show; a pew or settle; a table in a laboratory, studio or workshop; or, judges collectively (5) |
| STAND | A company of plovers; a grove of trees; a platform for a brass band; or, a vessel in a boot room or hall for umbrella's, shooting sticks, crops etc (5) |
| IGREELS | Short-form videos on a Meta platform, for short |
| ORCHID | One of a family of monocotyledons with a large, specialised labellum serving as a platform for insects (6) |
| GANTRY | A bridge-like overhead structure with a platform supporting equipment (6) |
| TURNTABLE | Have a go on a list to provide a platform for discs, etc (9) |
| FLATBEDTRUCK | Vehicle with a platform |
| STEPLADDER | Folding set of rungs with a platform (10) |
| STEP | Aerobics class with a platform |
| WASTAGE | Deterioration with a platform used by actors? (7) |
| STAGED | Put on a show as a platform for Democrat (6) |
| STAGE | Needed to arrange a platform for a dramatic performance (5) |
| NES | Metroid platform, for short |
| WIKI | Modern encyclopedia platform for short |
| INSTA | Photo-sharing platform, for short |
| UBI | Part of Andrew Yang's presidential-campaign platform, for short |
