In and around the home

[mastermind64]

1) Part of a flower on the table (5)
2) Harpic more useful than shower gel in an American one (8)
3) Lets everything slip away (7)
4) Sssh (5)
5) To open this is usually fatal (4)

[treetops1]

4. Piano ( music term for quietly )

[emeritus]

4 Piano ?

[mahonia]

2 bathroom

[Baldric]

2, WASHROOM

[emeritus]

2 Bathroom

[quinie]

5 fire?

[Baldric]

1, PETAL
5, FIRE

[katburd]

1) leaf

[katburd]

1) sorry see now it is 5 letters just add an s to leaf then
3) seen answer as scuttle

[Baldric]

More than one leaf = LEAVES, 6 letters

[mastermind64]

1. Is it plate or leafs do you think?
2. Is it bathroom or washroom?
3. Is it scuttle or drainer?
4. Is it walls (have ears) or piano?
5. Agree with fire

[boxtops]

It can't be leafs, there is no such word, it's Leaves - and plate or petal isn't a name for a table part.

[boxtops]

I agree with piano for 4

[emeritus]

2 Americans call the Toilet the Bathroom

[treetops1]

2 Bathroom..according to this instead of toilet they use restroom or bathroom. Working on the harpic bit it must refer to toilet
http://onlyintheusa.w...m/tag/toilet-culture/

[mastermind64]

Thanks for your help. Still need answers to 1. and 3. Not convinced by answers given so far

[TheWinner]

I think plate for number 1 may be right. Petal is part of a flower, and an anagram of petal is plate, which you put on the table when you 'set' it.

[katburd]

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/leafs

[Baldric]

3, DRAINER ?

[TheWinner]

I think the answer is singular ie part of a flower, not parts of a flower.