| DAILIES | They provide a platform for conveying story |
| TURNTABLE | Have a go on a list to provide a platform for discs, etc (9) |
| STAGEMANAGEMENT | Provide a platform for the board to organise a dramatic performance (5-10) |
| HOLIEST | Most sacred element of Mass conveying story |
| WATERSKI | On the surface, this provides a platform for progress (5,3) |
| 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) |
| REARWINDOWS | For many road users, they provide a stern outlook (4,7) |
| ORCHID | One of a family of monocotyledons with a large, specialised labellum serving as a platform for insects (6) |
| POL | Person with a base and a platform, for short |
| STAGED | Put on a show as a platform for Democrat (6) |
| STAGE | Needed to arrange a platform for a dramatic performance (5) |
| POLLINGSTATIONS | To be politically correct, they provide a house cleaning service for potential householders (7,8) |
| PAVEMENTS | They provide a solid basis for the man in the street (9) |
| BOWWINDOWS | Do they provide a view of dogs across India? (3,7) |
| THREATS | They provide a menace to the arts (7) |
| HDSCREENS | They provide a clearer picture |
| EYES | They provide a view |
| PASSWORDS | Dad's weapons: they provide a measure of security (9) |
| STAGECREW | They provide a change of scenery |
