| PATENTLEATHER | Request about a cover for ring with the right shiny material |
| EIDERDOWN | I wondered about a cover for the bed (9) |
| APPARENTLY | I'm told to make a request about a lease |
| TONNEAU | One nut goes crazy about a cover (7) |
| SPOILS | Slips back to hide the ring with the booty (6) |
| STONE | Sent off carrying the ring with the gem (5) |
| TORERO | Celebrated in Ring with the red cape and in Ballitore romance (6) |
| MAT | A border of colour, dull gold or white as a contrast between a picture and its frame; a tangled mass of hair or weeds; a coaster or small rug; a web of rope yarn; a cover for a tea chest; or, the soli |
| CIRCUS | From the Latin for "ring", a Roman arena for chariot races and gladiatorial combats; a round tent or big top for a company of acrobats and clowns; or, a rounded space in a town (6) |
| SHIRE | Where Gandalf visits Bilbo at the beginning of "The Lord of the Rings," with "the" |
| ENVELOPE | A cover for a letter; or, a smooth curve connecting the successive peaks of a modulated wave (8) |
| THROW | Decorative blanket as a cover for a chair; or, something you do with dice, quoits or clay onto a potter's wheel (5) |
| SLEEVE | An arm of a garment, where one may figuratively wear their heart; a cover for an LP or a CD; or, a windsock (6) |
| HOODIE | Sweatshirt with a cover for the head |
| UPHOLSTER | Tore plush material to make a cover for the couch (9) |
| DUVET | A thick soft quilt used as a cover for a bed |
| LID | A cover for some of the odd characters in the film industry (3) |
| BEFOG | Obscure request about the Foreign Office initially |
| BADEGG | Notice request about German good-for-nothing (3,3) |
| APPROACHDEAL | Urgent request about fish, the last of breed, and proceed towards agreement (8,4) |
