| THORA | She puts a bit of work into the making of a hat |
| TAMAGOTCHI | Its inventors won an Ig Nobel prize "for diverting millions of person-hours of work into the husbandry of virtual pets" |
| INGOT | Enough metal to go into the making of a tin |
| ANIMATES | When Ian and his mates get together it puts a bit of life into things (8) |
| LOT | The making of a decision by random selection of a straw or a slip of paper etc; or, by extension, an assigned or apportioned share; or, one's destiny, fate or fortune (3) |
| NATES | Put a bit of newspaper over the bottom (5) |
| ROMANISTS | They put a bit of ritual into Mass characteristically (9) |
| CASHBOX | Where to put a bit of coin - under the boiler? (4,3) |
| PRESTO | Quickly put a bit of ricotta in the sauce (6) |
| IRONING | Put a bit of a stir on in going about washday chore (7) |
| SPRIG | Put a bit of herb on the football boot (5) |
| RAIN | Disruption in Iran can put a bit of a dampener on outdoor pursuits (4) |
| ONCUE | At the correct moment, one should put a bit of chalk here |
| WAITER | He'll put a bit of ice in a drink for you |
| OBAMA | Subject of the book 'Renegade: The Making of a President' |
| OPERATE | Work a long time in the making of a poet (7) |
| ANNOUNCED | Daughter needs to put a bit of weight on, woman at first declared (9) |
| POULTICE | Cops have essentially put a bit of tincture in bandage (8) |
| ELDERFLOWER | 4 Small tree of the sambucus genus, with its white inflorescences, which are used in the making of a cordial (11) |
| IDEALISM | Treaty of Waitangi deal is mainly to do with the making of a perfect world (8) |
