| JAM | Preserve, and cause to become wedged |
| JAMB | Become wedged, we hear, in the doorway |
| JAMBS | Becomes wedged, we hear, in the doorway |
| ROUT | Defeat and cause to flee in confusion (4) |
| EMASCULATE | Weaken metal and cause to fracture (10) |
| ENDEAR | Finish with a listener and cause to be esteemed (6) |
| OPERATE | Handle and cause to function |
| DRAWTEARS | Sketch rips and cause to cry (4,5) |
| SALT | It's used to preserve and season food (4) |
| TEAKOIL | Liquid used to preserve and enhance wooden furniture (4,3) |
| ROUTS | Defeats and causes to retreat in disorder (5) |
| MARZIPAN | Name, derived from a Burmese port once famed for glazed jars used to export candied fruits, confections, preserves and spices, for a sugary almond paste used to coat cakes (8) |
| IRRADIATE | Preserve and perform tired aria (9) |
| CANAP | Savoury concoction made of preserve and pea soup! (6) |
| MARMALADE | Preserve and equip a youth feeding a setter |
| SERENGETI | Wildlife preserve (and National Park) in Tanzania (9) |
| CANAPE | Savoury concoction made of preserve and pea soup! (6) |
| FETA | Ate fine preserve and recover cheese (4) |
| FREEZEDRY | Preserve and deliver letter at the end, then track |
| PERSEVERANCE | Preserve and can ineptly? Everyone initially keeping at it |
