thats a great start-got me a few first letters now-thanks everybody

[pantonsteve]

forcibly exert bolt found in the door 9 [starts with L]
well sort of heather,has suspicion 7 {last letter g]
twisted round desk we placed randomly 6 [last letter d]
numbers assisting in postal sorting in america 3,4 [sth mass?]

[boxtops]

1 - letterbox (anagram of exert bolt)

[octogenarian]

2 Inkling

[boxtops]

2 Fee- ling? (Ling is another name for heather, not sure about the fee though!)

[sandyRoe]

2 Inkling

[boxtops]

last one - zip code

[sandyRoe]

3 skewed

[carmalee]

think the second one is inkling

[boxtops]

so do I now, carmalee!