| FERRETED | Searched (for something) in a place or container |
| FERRET | Rummage about in a place or container in search of something (6) |
| BROWSED | Searched for something on the internet. (7) |
| UNWANTED | International organisation searched for something unnecessary |
| SOUGHT | Searched for something |
| OPENING | Word for an entry, gap or space in a place or thing, thus a vacancy (7) |
| POPULATIONS | A group or type of people living in a place or area around the globe (11) |
| MEANT | Stood for something in a statement |
| PAPERHAT | Father taking the rap unexpectedly for something in a cracker (5,3) |
| HIGHANDLOW | Where you may search for something, in a phrase (3 wds.) |
| SUPPLICANT | One who asks for something in a respectful way (10) |
| RUMMAGE | Search actively, as in a place or receptacle. (7) |
| BOXANDCOX | Two people who alternate in a place or job, but never meet (3,3,3) |
| NETSUKE | A small toggle, often in the form of a carved ivory or wood figure, used to secure a purse or container suspended on a cord from a kimono sash (7) |
| STRONGHOLD | A word for a bastion, citadel, fortress or other defensive structure; or, by extension, a place or centre of predominance (10) |
| CISTERN | A tank, or container for storing or holding water or other liquid. (7) |
| BYGONE | In Port Moresby go next door for something in the past (6) |
| SCOUTS | Makes a search for something in various places (6) |
| INDENTS | Puts in for something in signs of battering (7) |
| DUMPSTER | A large skip or container for refuse and building rubbish in the U.S. (8) |
