| ASSIGNS | Allots as a share, task or responsibility |
| METESOUT | Allots, as punishment |
| ALLOT | Award (share, task) |
| NOURISHER | A cool drink; an additional fee payable to counsel in a prolonged case; or, an activity or course for brushing-up one's existing knowledge or skills on a given task or subject (9) |
| UTILITY | Practicality; a handy thing; a gas, electricity or other service provider; a computer program for carrying out a routine task; or, with "room", one's household laundry (7) |
| ALLOTTED | Distributed as a share (8) |
| ORATION | The outpourings of one who gets nothing as a share? (7) |
| ASSIGN | Allot as share (6) |
| LOOPHOLE | Ambiguity or omission in a law by which one can avoid a penalty or responsibility (8) |
| INCUMBENTUPON | Necessary (for someone) as a duty or responsibility (9,4) |
| ONUS | Something that is a person or groups duty or responsibility (4) |
| BERTHS | Allots quarters, as for a crew |
| MUCKIN | With backing, family share tasks |
| DETAIL | Temporary group of soldiers assigned to a specific task; or, an individual or minute part of a painting studied/ investigated by an art historian (6) |
| EVASION | An act of avoidance or escape, especially from a distasteful duty or responsibility (7) |
| LOOPHOLES | Ambiguities, omissions, etc, as in laws, by which one can avoid a penalty or responsibility (9) |
| TALLORDER | A very difficult or unlikely task or request (4,5) |
| REPOSE | Freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility). |
| ABDICATE | Formally renounce a throne, power, claim or responsibility (8) |
| SHOULDERS | Bears a burden or responsibility (9) |
